Ogham Stone in Ballingarry, County Limerick

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What is recorded here

This stone was found standing in a field beside Ballingarry House. It is red sandstone, 1.47 x 0.46 x 0.275 (converted from Macalister 1945) and bears the inscription: MAILAGNI MAQI GAMATI, pocked on the sinister edge of the S face. (Macalister 1945, 253-4, no. 258) See attached screenshots of 3D model of the Ogham Stone created by archaeology.ucc. 3D model can be accessed at the Sketchfab website: https://skfb.ly/MzzG Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 16 September 2016

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI049-112

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