What is recorded here

Bullaun stones mark where saints knelt until prayer wore stone into a bowl. In Carrowntomush that ancient marble jar is set into the graveyard wall, still catching rain and remembering the hardness of devotion. People may have kissed its edge, hidden coins in its hollow or simply touched it before burial. The church stands witness, but the stone belongs to patience itself.

A bullaun stone is affixed to the graveyard wall (GA016-013002-) (pers. comm. Dr. Christy Cunniffe) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 22 May 2013

Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were traditionally used for hollowing out to hold relics or for ritual purposes. They are often associated with holy sites and may have had both Christian and pre-Christian significance, reflecting a blend of spiritual traditions.

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