Tullygarran ogham stones

Tullygarran ogham stones
Native name Clocha Oghaim Tulaigh Garráin (Irish)
Chute Hall Ogham Stones [1]
The stones in 2025
Type	ogham stones
Location	Tullygarran, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates	52°16′33″N9°38′35″W / 52.275836°N 9.643068°W / 52.275836; -9.643068
Built	c. AD 300–800
Owner	private
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Tullygarran Ogham Stones [2]
Reference no.	295
Location of Tullygarran ogham stones in Ireland

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

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. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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. 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. "Tullygarran Ogham Stones". megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
5. "Chute Hall". landedestates.nuigalway.ie.
6. "The national monuments of the Irish Free State". Stationery Office. 9 September 2017 – via Google Books.
7. "Tullygarran 1 Ogham Stone". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
8. "CISP - BALIG/5". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
9. "Tullygarran 2 Ogham Stone". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
10. "CISP - BALIG/6". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2017.