What is recorded here

Altar in Garranenagappul is a D-shaped stone slab built into the wall behind St. Abina's Catholic church, bearing the words Altar Stone and a Greek cross between them. The church dates to 1877, yet the altar slab predates it, perhaps repurposed from an older worship site. People may have prayed at that stone long before the gable-ended building rose around it, carrying rituals forward through centuries of change.

Built into stone wall behind St. Abina's Catholic church, Garrane. D-shaped slab (0.9m x 0.6m) with inscription 'Altar Stone'; inscribed Greek cross with straight terminals positioned between the two words. Church itself in use; rectangular gable-ended church with bellcote on NW gable; entrance porch in NE wall with inscription 'AD 1877' in plaster medallion. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Linked to St. Abina, the altar stone is associated with early Christian worship in the area, featuring a Greek cross that reflects medieval devotional practices. No specific cure or folklore is recorded for this site.

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