Bullaun stone in Boolnadrum

The bullaun stone from Boolnadrum graveyard (WX010-013002-) is now kept at Ballyboy (WX010-030----), c. 4.5 km to the W. This is an oval granite stone (dims 0.67m x 0.44m; H 0.33m) with a single basin (dims 0.36m x 0.24m; D 0.12m) A hole (dims 4cm x 2cm; D 2cm) has been bored in the outer face of the stone but it does not penetrate to the basin. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 10 April, 2012

Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or the anointing of the sick. They are associated with monastic sites and may have had both Christian and pre-Christian symbolic significance.