What is recorded here

Four holy water stoups stand in the Tullyallen graveyard, their basins worn smooth by centuries of dripping grace. One limestone block still shows the rough hammer marks of the craftsman who cut it, while sandstone siblings fade beside it. They belong to the late medieval period when faith and stone were one gesture. People may have cupped water there before entering the church, carrying clean hands and a quiet heart into the sacred room.

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Four holy water stoups (LH024-001002-, LH024-001004-, LH024-001005-, LH024-001006-) probably late medieval in date, located in the graveyard close to the Catholic church. At the SE side of the church are two of the stoups, one of limestone and the other of sandstone. LH024-001002- is a limestone stoup with one face roughly dressed, made from an almost rectangular block of stone (0.37m by 0.34m by 0.28m, basin 0.26m in diam., D 0.12m).

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