What is recorded here

Ogham Stones (in roof of Cave) is an ogham stone in Glenballythomas, County Roscommon, Ireland. The lintel at the inner edge of the Oweynagat entrance bears the inscription VRAICCI MAQI MEDVVI, meaning Fraich, son of Medb. A second ogham stone lies within the same underground passage. These stones belong to the Rathcroghan monument complex and remain a National Monument in state ownership.

There is an ogham inscription on a lintel at the inner edge of the present entrance passage to the Man-made underground passage (RO022-057029-), known as Oweynagat ('the cave of the cats'), which is part of the larger complex of monuments at Rathcroghan. It reads VRAICCI MAQI MEDVVI, meaning 'Fraich, son of Medb'. A second ogham stone (RO022-057084-) is in the same Man-made underground passage. (Ferguson 1864-6, 155-70; Rhys 1898A, 230-2; Rhys 1898B; Knox 1914, 35; Herity 1983, 132; 1987a, 138; Waddell 1983, 33; Waddell 1988, 14; Condit and Moore 2003) This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 473 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=12 Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 26 September 2016

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