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Ogham stone in Churchclara

Ogham stone
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One of two red sandstone ogham stones incorporated into the fabric of Clara medieval church (KK020-017001-). The first of these (KK020-017003-) functions as an inserted sill of the window in the E gable. This second stone (dims. 1.14m x 0.23m), discovered in the 1970s (Manning and Moore 1997, 370-372), is situated just above present ground level in the external face of the N wall of the nave, immediately E of the N doorway and in a horizontal position. The inscription was read by Manning and Moore (ibid) as G[E]LAGN[I] [A]V[I] ... . Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 28 April 2016

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