What is recorded here

A storm stripped the earth from Cillvickillane at the end of the 18th century, dragging seven ogham stones, a cross-inscribed marker, graves and scattered bone into the open air. The stones stood in a rough semi-circle on the mound, watching the ruined houses and the living people who still walked past them. Lord Ventry carried six of them away in the mid-19th century, breaking the circle and scattering the dead across Kerry. One stone remained behind, small enough to overlook, stubborn enough to keep its name.

Cillvickillane/Cill Mhic Uíleáin: A storm at the end of the 18th century exposed 7 ogham stones, this possible fragment of an 8th ogham stone, a cross-inscribed stone, a number of graves and quantities of bone, and the ruins of several houses (Windele 1838, 145). Windele's sketch of the site shows the ogham stones set out in a rough semi-circle on top of the mound with a slab-lined grave positioned nearby. Lord Ventry removed 6 of the ogham stones from the site in the mid-19th century; nos. 1 to 4 now line the driveway to Burnham House/Colaiste Íde (KE053-012004-, KE053-012005-, KE053-012006-, KE053-012007-), between Dingle and Ventry; nos. 5 and 6 are preserved in the grounds of Chute Hall (KE029-132----, KE029-241----) near Tralee and no. 7 remains at the original site (KE042-057003-). The present location of this stone is at Coláiste Íde, between Dingle and Ventry and its monument number at that location is KE053-012004-. This stone stands 1.18m high and is c. 0.40m wide and 0.22m thick. An ogham inscription along the right angle of the S face reads: MAQQI CUNITTI. The inscription on the left angle reads:(M)A(Q)QI QETTI(A). The M is not now discernible but is recorded by Macalister (1945, 145, no. 149), Brash (1879, 209) and Ferguson (1887, 44). The first 2 scores of the first Q have all but disappeared, but most earlier accounts include them. After the final I there is a less distinct notch which may represent A; Macalister included this in 1897 but subsequently rejected it in 1945. (Cuppage 1986, no. 792 (No. 1)) Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 30 November 2016

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