What is recorded here

Bullaun Stone is a small oval rock beside a holy well in County Leitrim, Ireland. Local tradition claims it holds the imprint of two kneeling figures and offers a cure for warts. People may have pressed their bodies against that stone, marking it with devotion or desperation. The rock still waits beside the water, preserving the shape of human need long after the callers vanished.

Situated in a fold on a W-facing slope. An oval stone (dims c. 0.4m x c. 0.2m) with a small basin on one side is close to the holy well (LE035-018001-). In the folk tradition it was said to have the imprint of two knees and to have a cure for warts (IFC, Schools’ Collection, vol. 0214, 156-7). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 6 January 2020

Likely dating to the early Christian or later prehistoric period, the Bullaun Stone, Fearnaght is associated with ritual or pilgrim activity, possibly used for anointing or as a votive offering site. The imprint of two knees in folk tradition may reflect a local legend or memory of a saintly figure or holy person.

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