Darrynane Beg Ogham Stone

Darrynane Beg Ogham Stone
Native name Cloch Oghaim Dhoire Fhíonáin Beag (Irish)
Caherdaniel Ogham Stone [1]
Location of Darrynane Beg Ogham Stone in Ireland
Type	ogham stone
Location	Derrynane Beg, Caherdaniel, County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates	51°45′51″N10°07′19″W / 51.764126°N 10.121925°W / 51.764126; -10.121925
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Height	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Built	c. AD 500–550
Owner	Office of Public Works
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Darrynane Beg Ogham Stone [2]
Reference no.	346

The Darrynane Beg Ogham Stone is an ogham stone (CIIC 220) and a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. ^{[3] [4]}

Location

The stone originally lay recumbent on Derrynane strand. The Office of Public Works erected it by the roadside in the 1940s. ^[5]

History

This stone was erected as a grave marker, with inscription in Primitive Irish, some time in the early 6th century AD. ^[6]

Description

The stone is sandstone grit, 211 cm × 51 cm × 30 cm (83 in × 20 in × 12 in). The inscription, heavily weathered, reads ANM ḶḶATỊG̣[NI] Ṃ[A]Q [MINE]ṚC/ Ṃ[UCOI Q ̣ ̣ ? ̣ ̣CI?] ("name of Llatigni, son of Minerc, of the tribe of Q...ci") "Llatigni" contains the diminutive particle -gno-, suggesting the name Láithbe or Láithech. Min- is also a diminutive particle, suggesting "Little Erc" (Erc Becc). ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. Pip. "DERRYNANE BEG OGHAM STONE/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
2. "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). 4 March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
3. "CISP - DENAN/1". www.ucl.ac.uk.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. Ireland, Royal Society of Antiquaries of (24 October 1981). "Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland". The Society – via Google Books.
5. "Ogham in 3D - Derrynane / 220. Derrynane". ogham.celt.dias.ie.
6. "Derrynane Ogham Stone". 18 November 2015.
7. Ziegler, Sabine (24 October 1994). Die Sprache der altirischen Ogam-Inschriften. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. ISBN   9783525262252 – via Google Books.
8. Fullington, Don (24 October 1983). An American's Ireland . Ranafast Press. ISBN   9780914089001 – via Internet Archive. derrynane.