What is recorded here

Gallan is a two-metre ogham stone in County Cork, Ireland, bearing the worn name Madora Maqi Dego. It emerged around 1840 when a flour mill was demolished on a possible ringfort, then served as a foot bridge over the Delehinagh river until 1851. People may have crossed it daily, trusting its weight and shape while forgetting the carvings beneath their boots. It now stands beside St. Olan's holy well, no longer hidden under traffic or mill dust, but still quiet enough to let that forgotten woman return through stone.

This is the present location of CO061-079003-. Discovered c. 1840 when flour mill demolished on site of possible ringfort (CO061-079001-); a second ogham stone apparently found with it (CO061-079004-). This stone (H 2.4m x 0.8m x 0.15m) was used as a foot bridge over Delehinagh river (Hartnett 1939, 74) until 1851, when erected nearby beside St. Olan's holy well (CO61-089002-), where it remains today (Macalister 1945, 120,no. 122). Inscription worn and damaged but read by Macalister (ibid.) as MADORA MAQI DEGO. (Power et al. 1997, no. 7962) Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 5 March 2016 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

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