Ogham stone in Ballybarrack

This ogham stone was discovered in 1977 in the course of an excavation of a Man-made underground passage (LH007-072005-) where it was used as a lintel. It is part of the National Museum of Ireland collection and is currently on display in the County Museum, Dundalk (see LH007-188----). 'The top has been broken off, probably as part of the appropriation for use in the Man-made underground passage. Though incised very finely the consonants are legible but the vowel notches were not cut very deeply and many are uncertain (indicated here by lower-case or a dot). The inscription reads up both angles as follows: Left angle: MAQI CORaBiR MaQi? TAN.b/l ... Right angle: NeTa SaLaGIa MAQi MuCoi … (McManus 1991, 76, no. xvii). Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 12 February 2017