placenamesBallynoe
An Baile Nua
Ogham stones from Ballyknock North connect the district with an important collection at University College Cork.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- An Baile Nua · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ballynoe · English · main form
Place & story
Stones reused underground
Fifteen ogham stones were discovered in a souterrain at Ballyknock North in the 1870s. They had been reused in the underground structure, so their findspot does not establish where they originally stood. In 1920 the Duke of Devonshire presented thirteen to University College Cork; twelve entered its Stone Corridor display. [2]
A changing inscription tradition
The Ballyknock stones include both early and later forms of ogham. Researcher Nora White contrasts a fifth-century inscription retaining its grammatical endings with another dated to the late sixth or seventh century in which endings have disappeared. Differences in the cutting range from fine strokes to broader, deeper marks, preserving variation within one group of reused stones. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballynoe. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- The Stone Corridor — ogham stones at University College Cork, Part 2 · Dr Nora White, OG(H)AM research project
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.