Ogham Stones (Built in Wall)

Six ogham stones are re-used, mainly as lintels, in the medieval parish church of Seskinan at Knockboy (WA013-034001-) and this, the seventh stone (slate, 1.02 x 0.23 x 0.17m converted from Macalister 1945), is standing in the NW corner of the ruin. Originally found by Macalister (1907, 210-11) 'buried almost to its head, marking a modern grave'. There is damage to the top of the stone and down one of the angles. A small plain cross is cut into the lower face between the third and fourth inscribed angles. All four angles of the stone are inscribed. Macalister (1945, 288-9, no. 298) read the inscription as: VEDABAR M[A]Q[--]LSM MOCOI ODR[--]REA. (Moore 1999, 1495) 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=298 Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 16 October 2017