■ Location
Dunloe Ogham Stones are located 1 km south of Beaufort, to the south of the River Laune.
■ History
The stones were carved in the 5th and 6th centuries AD and served as burial markers. Seven were discovered in 1838 forming the ceiling of a souterrain near Dunloe Castle and were moved to their current site by 1945. Another stone comes from the old church of Kilbonane.
■ Description
The Kilbonane stone is in the centre (CIIC 241) and the others are arranged around it. CIIC 197: DEGO{S} MAQI MOCOI TOICAKI (”of Daig son of the descendant of Toicacas”； believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe) CIIC 198: MAQI-RITEAS MAQI MAQI-DDUMILEAS/ MUCOI TOICACI (”of Mac-Rithe son of Mac-Duimle descendant of Toicacas”； believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe) CIIC 199: CUNACENA (”of Conchenn”； the name means ”dog-head”) CIIC 200: MAQI-TTAL MAQI VORGOS MA/QI MU/COI TOICAC (”of Mac-Táil son of Fuirg descendant of Toicacas”； believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe) CIIC 201: ... ṂC̣ ... G̣Ẹ?̣ ... / Ṃ[A(?)]Q̣ ... Ḍ/ ... Ẹ?̣ ... (badly faded) CIIC 202: NIỌTTVRẸCC MAQỊ/ ... G̣NỊ (”of Nad-Froích son of ?-án”； Nad-Froích means ”heather’s champion”) CIIC 203: MAQI-DECEDA MAQ̣[I] (”of Mac-Deichet son of ...”； believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe) CIIC 241: B[AID(?)]AGNỊ ṂAQ̣I ADDỊLONA； NAGỤN[I(?)] M[U(?)]C̣[O(?)] B[AI(?)]D[A]N[I(?)]； NIR[???]MṆ[I]DAGNIESSICONIDDALA/ AMIT BAIDAGNI

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