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Bullaun stone in Ballycarridoge

Bullaun stone

What is recorded here

Bullaun stone known locally as a mass rock (pers. comm. Derek Ryan) situated on W face of field bank running N-S. Ringfort (TN019-014001-) with bullaun stone (TM019-014002-) 240m to W. Attached images courtesy of Derek Ryan. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of Upload: 10 September 2015
Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for the anointing of baptismal fonts or as ritual sites. Locally referred to as a mass rock suggests it may have been used for clandestine Catholic worship during periods of religious persecution.

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