This picture of The Ballycrovane Ogham Stone - or "Béal A'Chorraigh Bháin" - was taken by Vivienne, who also took the photos of The Longstone, Mottistone, and Derreenataggart stone circle that I posted on A Bad Witch's Blog last week.Ogham stones are megaliths inscribed with Ogham - an Early Medieval alphabet used to write the Old Irish language. There are about 400 such standing stones in Ireland and western Britain. The Ogham stone at Ballycrovane, County Cork, is the tallest at 17ft (5.3m).
The Ogham writing on The Ballycrovane Ogham Stone is worn and could have been inscribed long after the stone was put in place. Some of the carving is awkward and slanting, suggesting the runes were carved in it while the stone was erect. The Ogham text reads: "MAQI-DECCEDDAS AVI TURANIAS", which has been translated as "Of the son of Deich descendant of Torainn".
Ogham is sometimes called the "Celtic Tree Alphabet" because each letter or rune is associated with a tree. Nowadays, Ogham is often used for divination and you can read my post about Damh the Bard's talk on Ogham at Witchfest here: http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/11/damh-bard-on-ogham-at-witchfest.html
Ogham is sometimes called the "Celtic Tree Alphabet" because each letter or rune is associated with a tree. Nowadays, Ogham is often used for divination and you can read my post about Damh the Bard's talk on Ogham at Witchfest here: http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/11/damh-bard-on-ogham-at-witchfest.html
Vivienne, thanks very much for sending in such fascinating photos!
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My Pagan Eye posts show photos that I find interesting - seasonal images, pagan sites, events, or just pretty pictures.
If you want to send me a photo for a Pagan Eye post, please email it to badwitch1234@gmail.com Let me know what the photo shows and whether you want your name mentioned or not. For copyright reasons, the photo must be one you have taken yourself.
Links and previous posts
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/4679
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/03/pagan-eye-arbor-low-stone-circle.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/06/arbor-low-stone-circle.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/06/sunkenkirk-swinside-stone-circle.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/08/pagan-eye-longstone-mottistone.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/03/pagan-eye-arbor-low-stone-circle.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/06/arbor-low-stone-circle.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/06/sunkenkirk-swinside-stone-circle.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/08/pagan-eye-longstone-mottistone.html
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