What is recorded here
Nine ogham stones circle the summit of a low hillock between Dingle Harbour and Trabeg, marking the lost church and burial ground of Ballintaggart. One boulder carries the name MAQI DECCEDA MAQI GLASICONAS, preserving a personal identity across centuries. The exact origin of each stone has faded, but their arrangement still directs attention to the hidden life below the grass.
National Monument No. 64. Ballintaggart church (KE053-033001-) (site of) and old burial ground (KE053-033002-) /An Cheallúnach or An Lisín: This circular enclosure crowns the summit of a low, but prominent, hillock between Dingle Harbour and Trabeg. Nine ogham stones have been collected from various locations (not precisely located) in the vicinity of the site and are now arranged in a circle within the enclosure. The inscription on this boulder, 1.03m long, reads: MAQI DECCEDA MAQI GLASICONAS. The 3rd word can no longer be clearly traced but the reading is confirmed by Romilly Allen (1892, 260) and Macalister (1945, 154). (Cuppage 1986, no. 820, no. 6)
This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. To access details go to the following website:
https://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=159
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 25 October 2016
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