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Bullaun stone in Derrypatrick

Bullaun stone

What is recorded here

Within the chancel of the parish church of Derrypatrick (ME043-010----) is a bullaun stone (dims 0.55m x 0.55m; H 0.26m plus) set in the ground, with a single basin (diam. 0.31m; D 0.22m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 March, 2015
Likely dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purification or the preparation of holy water. Such stones are often associated with ecclesiastical sites and may have had both religious and symbolic significance in local Christian tradition.

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