School: Dunlavin (C.)

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1. Dunlavin Raths (continued)

   

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   There are some very ancient and remarkable stones in the parish, including that on the mound of Tournant; but in the grounds of Mrs. Goddard, at Donard four miles from Dunlavin, there is a real live Ogham stone, which must be of great intrinsic worth to scholars. It was resurrected some years ago quite near Donard, where probably it had lain for many centuries, and was transferred to its present site at the back of Mrs. Goddard's house near the Civic Guard barrack. I am not skilled in Ogham literature or characters, but I know the Ogham was a particular kind of writing practised by the ancient Irish, and consisted of lines or groups of lines drawn perpendicularly or obliquely above, across or below a stem line. They resemble the key board of a pianoforte. We have been informed that high hopes were entertained that the stone at Donard might turn out to be a key-stone in the Ogham literature of Erin and that it might lead to great discoveries connecting to ancient Irish with

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kitty Norton

   Gender

   Female

   Collector

   Rosie Daynes

   Gender

   Female