Tullygarran ogham stones

The Tullygarran ogham stones are a pair of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[3]

Tullygarran ogham stones
Native name
Irish: Clocha Oghaim Tulaigh Garráin
Chute Hall Ogham Stones[1]
Location of Tullygarran ogham stones in Ireland
Typeogham stones
LocationTullygarran, Tralee,
County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates52.275836°N 9.643068°W / 52.275836; -9.643068
Builtc. AD 300–800
Ownerprivate
Official nameTullygarran Ogham Stones[2]
Reference no.295

Location

Tullygarran Ogham Stones are located 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) east of Tralee, near to Chute Hall.[4][5]

History

The stones were discovered in 1848 after a storm uncovered an ancient burial ground overlooking Smerwick Bay. Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry moved them to his home at Chute Hall.[6]

Description

The stones are:

  • Stone 1: reads LUBBAIS MAQQI DUN....S ("of Lubbais son of Dun...s") and stands 0.96 metres (3 ft 2 in) tall[7][8]
  • Stone 2: reads CCICAMINI MAQQ(I) C(A)TTINI ("of Cíchmuine son of Caitne") and stands 1.02 metres (3 ft 4 in) tall[9][10]

References
  1. http://www.kerrycoco.ie/en/allservices/planning/codevelopmentplan2009-2015/thefile,2484,en.pdf
  2. "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  3. Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart (9 September 1897). "Studies in Irish Epigraphy: The Ogham inscriptions of the barony of Corkaguiney and the counties of Mayo, Wicklow, and Kildare". D. Nutt – via Google Books.
  4. http://www.megalithicireland.com/Tullygarran%20Ogham%20Stones%20Kerry.html
  5. "Chute Hall". landedestates.nuigalway.ie.
  6. State, Irish Free (9 September 2017). "The national monuments of the Irish Free State". Stationery Office – via Google Books.
  7. 2012, PIP. "TULLYGARRAN 1 OGHAM STONE/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "CISP - BALIG/5". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  9. 2012, PIP. "TULLYGARRAN 2 OGHAM STONE/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. "CISP - BALIG/6". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2017.


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