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Gallán in Dromatimore

Ogham stone (present location)
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This is the present location of CO061-079003-. Discovered c. 1840 when flour mill demolished on site of possible ringfort (CO061-079001-); a second ogham stone apparently found with it (CO061-079004-). This stone (H 2.4m x 0.8m x 0.15m) was used as a foot bridge over Delehinagh river (Hartnett 1939, 74) until 1851, when erected nearby beside St. Olan's holy well (CO61-089002-), where it remains today (Macalister 1945, 120,no. 122). Inscription worn and damaged but read by Macalister (ibid.) as MADORA MAQI DEGO. (Power et al. 1997, no. 7962) Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 5 March 2016 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO061-089001

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