Ballyboodan Ogham Stone

Ballyboodan Ogham Stone
Native name
Irish: Cloch Oghaim Bhaile Mhuadáin
Type Ogham stone
Location Ballyboodan, Knocktopher,
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Coordinates 52°28′12″N 7°13′22″W / 52.470111°N 7.222667°W / 52.470111; -7.222667Coordinates: 52°28′12″N 7°13′22″W / 52.470111°N 7.222667°W / 52.470111; -7.222667
Area Nore Valley
Elevation 60 m (200 ft)
Height 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in)
Built AD 700–900
Official name: Ballyboodan
Reference no. 599
Location of Ballyboodan Ogham Stone in Ireland

Ballyboodan Ogham Stone (CIIC 038) is a ogham stone and National Monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.[1][2]

Location

Ballyboodan Ogham Stone lies in an enclosure on the roadside, 1.7 km (1.1 mi) south of Knocktopher.[3]

History

Ballyboodan Ogham Stone was carved c. AD 700–900. It was rediscovered before 1841, and was knocked down by treasure-seekers. In 1850 the tenant of the land wanted to destroy it as an obstacle to the plough, but luckily it was saved by the landlord, Sir Hercules Richard Langrishe, 3rd Baronet.[4]

Description

Ballyboodan Ogham Stone is a block of slate measuring 231 × 175 × 23 cm and has Ogham carvings incised on one edge. ᚛ᚉᚑᚏᚁᚔᚕᚑᚔᚋᚐᚊᚔᚂᚐᚏᚔᚇ᚜ (CORBI KOI MAQI LABRID, "Here is Corb, son of Labraid").[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Holdings: Ballyboodan Ogham stone, Co. Kilkenny".
  2. ↑ Windele, John (1 January 1850). "Ogham Inscriptions". Transactions of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society. 1 (2): 142–145. JSTOR 25554914.
  3. ↑ "Geograph:: Ogham stone by side of lane,... (C) Humphrey Bolton".
  4. ↑ "[Sir] Hercules Langrishe".
  5. ↑ "Ogham in 3D - Ballyboodan / 38. Ballyboodan".
  6. ↑ "Trismegistos".
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