Suggested by O'Toole (1938, 304) that it may have originally come from the nearby graveyard at Kilmagarvoge, of which no visible surface traces remain (Brindley and Kilfeather 1993, 68).

'Originally a rounded pillar of pulvinar shape, but now split longitudinally, so that the horizontal cross-section is roughly semicircular' (Macalister 1945, 20). Granite, 1.12m x 0.34m (top)- 1.02m (base) x 0.27m.

Text

'The writing is pocked upon the middle of the rounded surface, the vowel signs being circular punched marks. There must have been two lines of writing, up-up' (Macalister 1945, 20). At least two and, possibly three, faint vowel notches of Macalister's -I (MUCC[I]) can be seen on the 3D model.

Transliteration

...MUCOI MUCCỊ...

Translation

Commentary

Locations

Found

on the land of a Mr. William Hopkins, where it had been used to build up a gateway or gap in the fence by the roadside (O'Toole 1938, 304) in the townland of Tuckamine, Barony of Rathvilly. Precise location unknown.

Original

GPS coordinates of possible original location -6.729169,52.843555

Last recorded

National Museum of Ireland (NMI Ref. 1938:9738), Dublin (GPS coordinates -6.254558,53.340408). The present location of this stone may be accessed via the National Monuments Service Historic Environment viewer on www.archaeology.ie: DU018-161----.

History of Recording

Discovered c.1938 by Edward O'Toole (O'Toole 1938, 304). Also described and drawn by Price in 1938 (Notebook 17).

References

Brindley, A. and Kilfeather, A. (1993): Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow. Dublin. pp 54-5.
Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): Corpus inscriptionum insularum Celticarum, p. 20.
O'Toole, E. (1938): 'Miscellanea', JRSAI 68, p. 304.
Price, L. (1938): 1928-66 Notebooks. OPW, Notebook 17.

Websites and Online Databases

Gippert, J. (2001): Thesaurus Indogermanischer Text-und Sprachmateriale. TITUS OGAMICA. (3rd edition) University of Frankfurt: titus.fkidg1.uni-frankfurt.de/ogam/frame
CISP (Celtic Inscribed Stones Project):www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/cisp/database/
MacShamhráin, A.: Monasticon Hibernicum database - Early Christian Ecclesiastical Settlement in Ireland 5th to 12th Centuries: monasticon.celt.dias.ie

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