Ogham Stone (Site of) — Parkavonear

The site of an ogham stone is indicated on the 1939 OS 6-inch map, c. 50m SSW of the ruins of Aghadoe church (KE066-016001-). An ogham stone (L 1.5m; Wth 0.7m; T 0.18m) is embedded horizontally into the the upper surface of the rebuilt S wall of the chancel of the church (see KE066-016009-). It is flanked to its E and W by a crucifixion plaque (KE066-016007-) and an architectural fragment (KE066-016008-) respectively and is broken into three pieces and repaired with cement. The ogham inscription is along the N edge of the stone, as it is embedded. Macalister (1945, 237, no. 242) read the inscription as 'BRRUANANN' (McManus (1997, 121) read: BRRENANN) and gave the measurements of the stone as '5ft 6in x 10in x 6in' (1.67m x 0.25m x 0.15m). It cannot be ascertained if this is the stone which originally stood SSW of the church. Another ogham stone (KE066-016010-), now lost, was found lying in the NW corner of the church in the early 19th century. However, it may be that these two are one and same stone. 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: http://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=242 Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 19 February 2017