Ballyboodan Ogham Stone

Ballyboodan Ogham Stone

Location: Ballyboodan, Co. Kilkenny

Classification: Ogham Stone

SMR Code: KK031-058----

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Discovered when still erect, the stone now lies in a small fenced enclosure next to the road. A large rectangular fallen slab of close-grained slate, 2.87metres in length and 1.78m wide. Along the northern edge of the upper face, is an ogham inscription which reads CORBI KOI MAQI LABRID (Here lies Corbmac Ó Cuinn). The stone was originally upstanding, with the wider, thicker portion, now the North end, being buried in the ground. The slab is currently resting on a concrete plinth.

Description

Discovered when still erect, the stone now lies in a small fenced enclosure next to the road. A large rectangular fallen slab of close-grained slate, 2.87metres in length and 1.78m wide. Along the northern edge of the upper face, is an ogham inscription which reads CORBI KOI MAQI LABRID (Here lies Corbmac Ó Cuinn). The stone was originally upstanding, with the wider, thicker portion, now the North end, being buried in the ground. The slab is currently resting on a concrete plinth.

History

Ballyboodan Ogham Stone was rediscovered sometime before 1841 when it was knocked down by treasure-seekers. In 1850 the tenant of the land wanted to destroy it so as to plough the field, but luckily it was saved by the landowner.

Accessibility Rating: Easy

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Accessibility Class: Easy

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Sunrise: 06:56

Sunset: 19:55

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Sunrise: 06:56

Sunset: 19:55

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