174 OGHAM-mSCRIBED STONES. 



"as to its use. Compare also Yitaliani Emereto wliich is a 

 " nominative for Vitalianis Emeretos contrary to my former 

 " conjectures. I have not heard of the form Vitalianius. 

 " This may also be the case with Celtic names, so that 

 " Cunocenni, for instance, in the nominative, may not be an 

 " instance of a Kymric stem in I, bat merely an imitation of the 

 " Latin declension in question." 



Professor Hiibner, in his very comprehensive treatise, 

 prefers to regard such names as in the genitive case, with " Hoc 

 est sepulchrum " understood ; and adds (at pages ix, x,) :— 

 ** Earo defuncti nomen nominativo casu legitur." 

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"Vetusto Eomanorum more, genetivo casu inscribi solebant 

 " filii et patris nomina." 



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" Contra sermonis Latini legem genetivo casui, quo nomen 

 ** defuncti positum est, additur ' filius ' nominativus in hisce : — 

 " Latini . . filius Magarii, &c." 



Some observations on the Ogham characters incised upon 

 these three stones, will form the subject of a subsequent note, 

 with illustrations. 



W. I. 



