What is recorded here

Bullaun stone in Church Island, County Leitrim, Ireland: A bullaun stone (dims 0.9m x 0.8m; H c. 0.3m plus) with a single basin (diam. 0.4m x 0.45m; D 0.25m) is situated c. 120m N of the church (Byrne 2007, 8).

A bullaun stone (dims 0.9m x 0.8m; H c. 0.3m plus) with a single basin (diam. 0.4m x 0.45m; D 0.25m) is situated c. 120m N of the church (Byrne 2007, 8). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 July, 2017

Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or as pilgrimage sites associated with local saints. In folklore, they are sometimes linked to healing traditions and saintly activity in rural Irish landscapes.

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