What is recorded here

Bullaun stone in Cloontuskert is a bullaun stone in Cloontuskert, County Roscommon, Ireland. It rests on the graveyard wall near a stile and measures thirty-nine centimetres long, seventeen centimetres wide and nineteen centimetres high. The stone contains a rounded basin nineteen centimetres wide, seventeen centimetres across and fifty centimetres deep. Gary Dempsey first recorded this small stone at the site.

Located on top of the wall of Cloontuskert graveyard (RO037-001002-) at N close to a stile, and first recorded by Gary Dempsey. This is a small stone (dims 0.39m x 0.17m; H 0.19m) with a rounded basin (dims 0.19m x 0.17m; D 0.5m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 September, 2015

Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or the anointing of the sick. They are sometimes associated with local saints or folklore related to healing and spiritual protection.

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