Derrynane Beg Ogham Stone - Cloch Oghaim Dhoire Fhíonáin Beag and Derrynane House

Derrynane Beg Ogham Stone - (Irish: Cloch Oghaim Dhoire Fhíonáin Beag) is a standing stone located near the village Derrynane Beg, Caherdaniel, County Kerry, Ireland ((Irish: Cathair Dónall, Contae Chiarraí, Éire). The stone is made from sandstone grit  and thought to have been erected some time in thelate 5th to early 6th century AD. The ogham inscription is very worn and reads ANM ḶḶATỊG̣[NI] Ṃ[A]Q [MINE]ṚC/ Ṃ[UCOI Q ̣ ̣ ? ̣ ̣CI?] ("name of Llatigni, son of Minerc, of the tribe of Q...ci"). It is not in its original site having been found partly buried on Derrynane strand. It was moved to the present site, off the N70 road towards Derrynane House in the 1940's.

It is well worth also visiting Derrynane House, Derrynane National Historic Park and the Gardens which are open to the public and details are available on thier website. Derrynane was the home of the O’Connell family for many generations. It is particulalry noted as the ancestrol home of Daniel O'Connell (Irish: Dónall Ó Conaill; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), hailed in his time as The Liberator. He campaigned for Catholic emancipation. He supported the aim of a separate Irish Parliament through repeal of the 1800 Acts of Union, one of the most controversial and contested events in modern Irish history. Which had united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland. The struggle for Irish freedom is well known. Most of Ireland gained independence from Britain following the Irish War of Independence 1919 to 1921 and became a fully independent republic following the passage of the Republic of Ireland Act in 1949.

Link and Image: Derrynane House image of ogham script on Derrynane Ogham Stone courtesy of their webpage.