What is recorded here

Bullaun stones are prayer rocks worn smooth by generations of kneeling, but in Clooncon West the legend skips human patience entirely. St. Patrick himself allegedly knelt on the ground there, pressing his knees into the earth until the hill took their shape. The settlement name Gloon derives from Cnoc-na-nglun, the Hill of the Knees, suggesting the saint's body marked the landscape as clearly as chisel and hammer. Whether divine or deliberate, the story turns a ordinary field into a place where the boundary between human and holy collapsed under the weight of one man's devotion.

The settlement in Clooncon West townland named 'Gloon' may relate to the fact that St. Patrick is said to have rested and prayed there, and that locally it was believed that the impression of his knees was left in the ground surface. The knoll called the 'Hill of the Knees - Cnoc-na-nglun' is contracted to 'Gloon' (Conway c. 1980, 3) . According to local information, there is a stone in the area with the marks of St. Patick's knees on it. Possibly a bullaun stone. Not located. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 4 February 2020

This bullaun stone is likely from the early Christian period, associated with St. Patrick's legendary visit and prayer at the site. It may have been used for ritual Christian practices, such as the anointing of the sick with holy water.

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