What is recorded here
Located on the floodplain of the NW-SE Licky River with the stream c. 200m to the NE, and at the bottom of a N-facing, grass-covered slope. It is described as an old church site where a bullaun stone of limestone and a small cross-inscribed stone with an inscription (WA035-016003-) were found (Power 1910). The bullaun stone was moved to the R. C. cemetery in Dungarvan before 1907 (Power 1907d, 130), but cannot be traced now.
Power, Rev. P. (1907d) Place names of the Decies. WAJ. 10, 14- ?, 88-134, 184-240, 263-310.
Power, Rev. P. (1910) On an early Christian inscription from Co. Waterford. WAJ 13, 103-06.
Date of upload: 6th October, 2011
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Likely dating to the early Christian period (5th–10th centuries AD), the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or as a pilgrim site. Local tradition may associate it with an ancient church or saintly figure, though specific folklore is not recorded.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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