dunloe ogham stones

A group of eight Ogham stones removed to their present position in the last century. The one in the centre came from the church at Kilbonane, while those forming a circle came to light in 1838 as forming part of the roof of a souterrain at Coolmagort which contained some human remains. The stone in the centre has one the edges the inscriptions B.... AGNI MAQI ADDILONA (B. son of A.) and NAGUNI MUCO BAIDANI (N. Son(/) of B.), while on the face the inscription reads NIR .... MN. DAGIESSICONIDDALA AMIT BAIDAGNI. The other stones bear the following inscriptions:MAQI-RITEAS MAQI MAQI-DDUMILEAS MUCOT TOICACI CUNACENA DEGOS MAQUI MOCOI TOICAKI MAQI-TTAL MAQI VORGOS MAQI MUCOI TOICAC MC....GE....M....Q....D....E NIOTTVRECC MAQI...GNI MAQI-DECEDA MAQ.