What is recorded here

Bullaun stone in Carrigagown North, Commons OF Carney is a bullaun stone in Carrigagown North, Commons OF Carney, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a large granite conglomerate originally found in a field beside an old building that local belief identified as a possible church. The stone left that site and is kept in the grounds of a private house at Skehanagh.

Large granite conglomerate bullaun stone (TN009-066) originally found in a field beside an old building that was locally believed to have been a possible church. This building was located in the adjoining townland of Carrigagown North. Moved from original location and now kept in the grounds of a private house at Skehanagh (TN009-065). A second bullaun stone (TN009-066001) was discovered at the site and was moved to the grounds of the R.C. church in the nearby village of Kilbarron (Newchapel) (TN009-067). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual purposes, such as the anointing of holy water or as baptismal fonts. Local tradition may have associated this stone with the nearby building believed to have been a church, linking it to early Christian worship or folklore.

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