#oghamoftheweek from Portersgate (#Hook peninsula), Co. #Wexford. SEDAN[I MA]Q̣[I CAT]TTABBOTT AVVI DERCMASOC 'of Sétnae son of Cathub Uí Dercmossaig'. https://skfb.ly/6HE6r via @sketchfab
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An observation: derg "red" should be written DERG(A)- in Ogam, because the Ogam script follows a phonetic principle.The fact that it is written DERC here could be due to orthographic influence from the Old Irish manuscript tradition, the spelling of which follows very...
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derc could be the obsolete "dercu" as observed by F.J. Byne, a female gentilic form.
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Very unlikely, since there is already a genitilic element there, AVVI "grandson, descendant", the Uí of UÍ Dergmossaig.
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Ui has been observed with female eponymous ancestors and also dercu (Ui Derco Chein for instance) in the genealogies, but in this case yes I imagine you are right.
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