Ogham stone in Ardrinane

A small fragment of an ogham stone was discovered in 1940 during removal of a field fence into which it had been incorporated. It was subsequently removed to UCC where Macalister (1945, 139-40) inspected it, but its precise whereabouts is not now known. It consisted of a fragment of sandstone, c. 0.25m long, with an inscription as follows: DITAV Macalister pointed out that, though the first letter was represented by only 2 scores, it could originally have been T, C or Q. Similarly, the final letter could also have been S or N. O'Kelly (annotation in personal copy of Macalister's Corpus) remarked that the inscription could equally well be read as: TAVIL as there was no justification for Macalister's claim that the fragment came from 'the top of a larger stone'. Both ends were fractured. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 789. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013