Ogham stones from Adare
The five ogham stones from Adare ( Irish Áth Dara ) in County Limerick in Ireland are in a small wood on the grounds of the "Adare Manor Hotel". At least Ogham Stones No. 1 and 5 come from a basement near Rockfield in County Kerry . They were later used to build a hut in Laharan. Lord Edwin Dunraven had them and other stones brought to his villa in Adare . There is an unmarked stone between stones 3 and 4.
Stone no. 1 is 1.4 meters high and, according to S. Ziegler, dates from 500 - 700 AD and bears the inscription: MAQIRITTE MAQI KOLABO [MAQI MOCO QERAI]
Stone no. 5 is 2.13 meters high and, according to S. Ziegler, dates from AD 400 - 500 and bears the inscription: l COILLABBOTAS MAQUI CORBBI MAQI MOCOI QERAI
literature
- Sabine Ziegler: The language of the old Irish Ogam inscriptions. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1994, ISBN 3-525-26225-6 .
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- Description Engl. and pictures
- Description Engl. and pictures
- Stone 1
- Stone 2 also referred to as No. 5
- Stone 3
- Stone 4
- Stone 5
Coordinates: 52 ° 33 ′ 49.2 " N , 8 ° 46 ′ 40.9" W.