Bullaun stone in Boyannagh

On pasture with the E-W Bradóg River c. 100m to the N. There is a record from the 1940s of a limestone block (dims c. 0.65m x c. 0.7m) with one basin (diam. c. 0.35m) (SMR file), which cannot be located now, and its exact location was not known. It is probably associated with Tobar Patrick Well (DG110-005002-) at Dunmuckrum, Co. Donegal, c. 120m to the N (Lacy 1983, 303). 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. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual purification or as holy water basins, associated with monastic or ecclesiastical sites. Local folklore may link such stones to saintly figures or healing traditions.