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off the most important part of the owner's name, which was probably 

 Mael-Phatraic ; the inscription is in the usual formula, OR(oit) do maelph .... 

 " a prayer for Mael-Ph .... In the cross-head the stone bears the Alpha 

 and Omega, as well as the letters IHC xpc, found on a few of these slabs, 

 such as those at Glendaloch and TuUylease. In the other cantons are 

 groups of three strokes. Are these for an M, standing for maeia ? I can 

 think of no other explanation. If it be correct, the stone is symbolically 

 unique among early Christian slabs in Ireland. Compare the M in the initial 

 of the name on the stone. 



13. TOOKEENBANE, CO. COKK (FlG. 3). 



The markings on this stone were first noticed by Sir Bertram Windle, in 

 whose company I \asited it. It will be found on O.S. Sheet 48, marked 



Fig. 3. 



" Gallaun " ; near it are a stone circle and other megalithic remains. It is a 

 sandstone, 6 feet above ground, and 2 feet by 1 foot 2 inches in cross- 



oo(m — 



Fig. 4. — Inscription at Tooreenbane. 



dimensions. The inscription is on the eastern angle ; it is in very minute 

 scores, and much cattle-worn, but can all be made out with care. From the 



