Dunloe Ogham Stones

Dunloe Ogham Stones (CIIC 197–203, 241) is a collection of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.^[2][3][4]

Dunloe Ogham Stones
Native name Clocha Oghaim Dhún Lóich (Irish)
The Beaufort Stones[1]
Type	ogham stones
Location	Coolmagort, Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates	52.060410°N 9.634788°W / 52.060410; -9.634788
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Owner	state
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Dunloe Ogham Stones
Reference no.	385
Location of Dunloe Ogham Stones in Ireland

Location

Dunloe Ogham Stones are located 1 km south of Beaufort, to the south of the River Laune.^[5]

History

The stones were carved in the 5th and 6th centuries AD and served as burial markers. Seven were discovered in 1838 forming the ceiling of a souterrain near Dunloe Castle and were moved to their current site by 1945.^[6][7][8][9] Another stone comes from the old church of Kilbonane.^[10][11]

Dunloe Ogham Stones signage

Detail of ogham in Dunloe Ogham site

Description

The Kilbonane stone is in the centre (CIIC 241) and the others are arranged around it.^[12]

• CIIC 197: DEGO{S} MAQI MOCOI TOICAKI ("of Daig son of the descendant of Toicacas"; believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe)^[13]
• CIIC 198: MAQI-RITEAS MAQI MAQI-DDUMILEAS/ MUCOI TOICACI ("of Mac-Rithe son of Mac-Duimle descendant of Toicacas"; believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe)
• CIIC 199: CUNACENA ("of Conchenn"; the name means "dog-head")
• CIIC 200: MAQI-TTAL MAQI VORGOS MA/QI MU/COI TOICAC ("of Mac-Táil son of Fuirg descendant of Toicacas"; believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe)

Dunloe Stone CIIC 241

• CIIC 201: ... ṂC̣ ... G̣Ẹ?̣ ... / Ṃ[A(?)]Q̣ ... Ḍ/ ... Ẹ?̣ ... (badly faded)
• CIIC 202: NIỌTTVRẸCC MAQỊ/ ... G̣NỊ ("of Nad-Froích son of ?-án"; Nad-Froích means "heather's champion")
• CIIC 203: MAQI-DECEDA MAQ̣[I] ("of Mac-Deichet son of ..."; believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe)
• CIIC 241: B[AID(?)]AGNỊ ṂAQ̣I ADDỊLONA; NAGỤN[I(?)] M[U(?)]C̣[O(?)] B[AI(?)]D[A]N[I(?)]; NIR[???]MṆ[I]DAGNIESSICONIDDALA/ AMIT BAIDAGNI^[14]