These ogham stones are actually in the ruined church at Knockboy, but that doesn't make them easy to spot. It was made worse by the fact that I had never read anything about the site.
I wandered around the church yard expecting to see tham standing out there somewhere, but having no luck entered into the crumbling church ruins (signs warn of falling masonary).
I saw on straight away standing in the corner, painted white - a small oddly shaped stone and full of character. Then I searched for the others and did not see them until I started looking at the church itself.
To my utter surprise the ogham stones are actually used as lintels, two over the west windows and one over a side window. It was like one big Easter Day ogham stone hunt ... beats hunt the egg I think.
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Derek had never been to any Waterford sites - he's concentrated on seeing a lot of Tiperary and Limerick monuments - so I thought a trip to see this ogham-stone-encrusted church ruin would be a nice start to the day. It's been over 5 years since I first visited the site, too, and I wanted to come back.
The loose ogham stone that sttod outside the church has gone. Hopefully, the OPW have taken it away to be stored safely. I hope some moron hasn't nicked it.
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_A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Ballyquin (Co. Waterford) |  Kilmalkedar Ogham Stone (Co. Kerry) |  Donard (Co. Wicklow) |
 Kilcomeragh (Co. Waterford) |  Breastagh (Co. Mayo) |  Colaiste Ide (Co. Kerry) |
