Tullygarran ogham stones
| Tullygarran ogham stones | |
|---|---|
| Native name Irish: Clocha Oghaim Tulaigh Garráin | |
| Chute Hall Ogham Stones[1] | |
  Location of Tullygarran ogham stones in Ireland | |
| Type | ogham stones |
| Location | Tullygarran, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°16′33″N 9°38′35″W / 52.275836°N 9.643068°W |
| Built | c. AD 300–800 |
| Owner | private |
| Official name | Tullygarran Ogham Stones[2] |
| Reference no. | 295 |
The Tullygarran ogham stones are a pair of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[3]
Location[edit]
Tullygarran Ogham Stones are located 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) east of Tralee, near to Chute Hall.[4][5]
History[edit]
The stones were discovered in 1848 after a storm uncovered an ancient burial ground overlooking Smerwick Bay. Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry moved them to his home at Chute Hall.[6]
Description[edit]
The stones are:
- Stone 1: reads LUBBAIS MAQQI DUN....S ("of Lubbais son of Dun...s") and stands 0.96 metres (3 ft 2 in) tall[7][8]
- Stone 2: reads CCICAMINI MAQQ(I) C(A)TTINI ("of Cíchmuine son of Caitne") and stands 1.02 metres (3 ft 4 in) tall[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.kerrycoco.ie/en/allservices/planning/codevelopmentplan2009-2015/thefile,2484,en.pdf [dead link]
- ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). 4 March 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart (9 September 1897). "Studies in Irish Epigraphy: The Ogham inscriptions of the barony of Corkaguiney and the counties of Mayo, Wicklow, and Kildare". D. Nutt – via Google Books.
- ^ "Tullygarran Ogham Stones". megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Chute Hall". landedestates.nuigalway.ie.
- ^ "The national monuments of the Irish Free State". Stationery Office. 9 September 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Tullygarran 1 Ogham Stone". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
- ^ "CISP - BALIG/5". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Tullygarran 2 Ogham Stone". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
- ^ "CISP - BALIG/6". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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