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Circa 33m to the SSE of a holy well (LF025-001001-). This mass-rock consists of a roughly shaped, squared limestone boulder (max. H 0.65m; 1.15m NE-SW; 0.9m NW-SE). Its SW end is incised with the letters 'BM' (Blessed Mary) in the style of late-18th/early 19th-century gravestone inscriptions. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 7 June 2013
This site is associated with a mass-rock used during the period of Catholic persecution in Ireland, likely linked to clandestine worship. The incised letters 'BM' may refer to "Blessed Mary," indicating a devotion to the Virgin Mary in the absence of formal religious practice.

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