What is recorded here

One ogham stone vanished from the underground passage beneath Lismore ringfort in County Kerry, joining three others still trapped inside the ancient chambers. The multivallate fort stands on rising land, overlooking the countryside, while its hidden tunnels hold stones marked with ogham writing. A late twentieth-century opening revealed the drystone walls, but the missing lintel stone disappeared before anyone could copy its marks. What it said has joined the silence of the passage, leaving only the other three stones to guard the memory.

This is one of four ogham stones (KE021-087002-; KE021-087004-; KE021-087005-; KE021-087007-) from the Man-made underground passage (KE021-087001-) in the SW sector of the ringfort named Lismore (An Lios Mór; KE021-087----). This multivallate rath is situated on rising land and has an extensive view of the surrounding countryside. It consists of a circular area enclosed by three banks and fosses. An opening was made into one of the chambers in the late 1970s, so the drystone walling construction of the chambers and tunnels is quite visible (Toal 1995, no. 774). Ogham writing was recorded on a lintel stone on the chamber side of the tunnel (ibid.). This stone was removed and its current whereabouts are unknown. Updated by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 6 January 2015 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 186/1949).

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