| Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1949:540 |
| Site: | ROSSH |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1903 Rhys, J. |
| History: | First published by John Rhys in 1903. |
| Geology: | Higgins/1987, 381: `limestone'. |
| Dimensions: | 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Unknown) |
| Setting: | unattch |
| Location: | on site Macalister/1949, 8: `lying on a wall of the ruined church'. |
| Form: | fragment Macalister/1949, 8: `a fragment of a slab'. |
| Condition: | frgmntry , inc Higgins/1987, 381: `slightly weathered'. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | no other decoration |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | O~R~DOMA/ELBRE[N] | DAIN Expansion: OROIT DO MAEL-BRE[N]DAIN Translation: CISP: A prayer for Mael-Brendain (PN). Macalister/1949 8 concise discussion |
| Higgins, J.G. (1987): | O~R~DOMA/ELBRE[N] | DAIN Expansion: OROIT DO MAELBRENDAIN Higgins/1987 381 concise discussion |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | inc ; broad ; mixed ; undecorated Higgins/1987, 381: `the inscription occupies only a small portion of one end of the stone'. |
| Incision: | pocked Higgins/1987, 381: `The letters are deeply cut by pocking with a small point and are squashed in close together'. |
| Date: | None published |
| Language: | unknown (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | Higgins/1987, 381: `The A and the E of the name MAELBRAN are joined. Like the Templemoyle old church inscription (no. 4) the inscription occupies only a small portion of one end of the stone'. CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. The A's are in the 'OC' form and the first D and L have a wedge-shaped finials. Many of the letters have an angular aspect to them. The Rs are half-uncial, the Ns minuscule and both Ds have ascenders which bend to the left over open bows. The bow of the second D is more open than the first. The Es are in the open uncial form, with the first example ligatured with a preceding 'OC' A. The B has a vertical ascender and an open bow. |
| Legibility: | good Macalister/1949, 8: `The first N is broken away'. |
| Lines: | 2 |
| Carving errors: | n |
| Doubtful: | no |