What is recorded here

Muskerry mountain shadows a valley where stones once formed a circle, but human hands broke that shape before John Windele arrived. The Ogham stone survived as a pig-stye lintel, enduring dirt and domestic use while its markers waited for someone capable of reading them. Windele carried it to the Royal Cork Institution, where it joined a collection rather than returning to the valley that lost its shape.

Removed by antiquarian John Windele to the collection of the Royal Cork Institution, having served time 'as a lintel for the door of a pig-stye' (Windele 1849-51, 143). The stone is currently on permanent display in the Stone Corridor, University College Cork (for details see CO074-143----). According to Windele's source, the stone formed part of a stone circle in 'Gleann-na-g-cloch' which 'was not standing when I visited the place' (ibid.). There is no other record of a stone circle in Glenaglogh North or South. Hartnett (PJH) thought Windele's description 'near the eastern foot of Muskerry mountain' (ibid.) might locate the site in Glenaglogh North. Macalister (1945, 108-9, no. 107) and McManus (2004, 21, no. 22) read the inscription as CUNAGUSSOS MA[... . (Power et al. 1997, no. 7963) Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 29 February 2016

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