The Ogham stones were grave stones or memorials. The one in Gowran is a freestone or grit block: about tall, across the face, and thick. Canon CarriganThe History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory. Vol 3. Rev. Canon William Carrigan 1905 gives Fr. Edmund Barry's reading as "DALO MAQA MUCOI MAQUI-ERACIAS MAQI LI", that is, "Dalach, grandson, of Mac-Eirche, who was son of Lia".
