Ballyboodan Ogham Stone

Ballyboodan Ogham Stone
Native name Cloch Oghaim Bhaile Mhuadáin (Irish)
Type	Ogham stone
Location	Ballyboodan, Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Coordinates	52°28′12″N7°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
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Ballyboodan
Reference no.	599
Location of Ballyboodan Ogham Stone in Ireland

Ballyboodan Ogham Stone (CIIC 038) is an 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 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". 1873.
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".