Ogham stone in Rantavan, County Cavan

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What is recorded here

There was a local tradition that this is the original location Mullagh ogham stone (see CV040-044003-) which was later moved to Teampall Cheallaigh (Templekelly, see CV040-044001-) in Mullagh townland. It is now in St Kilians heritage Centre Mullagh (CV040-047----). The stone is limestone and measures 0.64 x 0.27 x 0.11m (Macalister 1945, 299). Macalister (1945, 300, no. 312) read the inscription as OSBBAR. The exact find-spot is not known.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV044-018002

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