What is recorded here
During the 1980s a fragment of an ogham stone was found at Knockmahon promontory fort (WA025-065----). Measuring 1.20m high x 0.3m x 0.2m, it is pointed at both ends and roughly lozenge-shaped in section. The inscription is only cut on the upper two thirds of the stone, the remainder presumably being below ground when the stone stood as a pillar (Manning 1989, 9). A small portion of the top of the stone is missing, leaving the inscription incomplete. This reads: SENAQ MAQ[I]/ [MU]CO[I] ẸNA (ibid.). The stone has been moved to the Geological Park at Bunmahon c. 600m to the NW (see WA025-128001-). (Moore 1999, no. 1496)
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=Knockmahon_I
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Updated by: Paul Walsh
Revised date of upload: 7 January 2015
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