Ogham stone (present location) in Townparks (upper Dundalk By.)

This is the present location of this stone, which is on display in the County Museum, Dundalk. It 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 (see LH007-072006-). '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 1997, 76, no. xvii). Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 12 February 2017