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Souterrain/Ecclesiastical
Souterrain discovered on removing the outer bank at NW of an Early ecclesiastical site. Ten ogham stones were used in the construction of the rectangular chamber (Moore 1999, 151, 172-3) - five as lintels, which are now removed and placed upright beside the souterrain, and five as lining stones for the sides, which are still in position.
'The fifth lining-stone on the eastern side'. 'A lozenge-shaped block of conglomerate', 1.07m x 0.46m x 0.24m (converted from Macalister 1945, 275).
'Inscription cut on two angles (up-down); in good condition, save for a slight fracture at the top, which has carried off a few easily restored strokes... There might have been other vowel-points after the final O, where there is another fracture ' (Macalister 1945, 275).
Tribal name Dál Mo Dala? (McManus 1991, 111).
Re-used as the fifth lining stone on the eastern side of the souterrain (Macalister 1945, 275) in townland of Drumlohan and barony of Decies without Drum. (GPS coordinates -7.465370, 52.163318)
Unknown
Still within the souterrain on site at Drumlohan. The present location of this stone may be accessed via the National Monuments Service Historic Environment viewer on www.archaeology.ie.
Discovered in 1867 and identified by William Williams of Dungarvan, but ogham inscriptions not fully read until souterrain was dismantled in 1936 (Macalister 1945, 267).
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