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Bullaun stone in Dungooly

Bullaun stone

What is recorded here

Bullaun stones are holy water basins, often cut or worn smooth, and Dungooly once held one beside a quernstone in its graveyard. That is the shape of the story: a place where drinking water, bread making and burial all touched the same ground. Whether people visited the stone before feast days, after storms, or simply when the field work was done, the stones made the ordinary routine feel shared with something older. They are no longer visible, but the graveyard still keeps the memory of water, stone and the hands that used them.
A quernstone and bullaun were recorded in graveyard (LH004-006002-) in 1964 (CLAJ 1964, 349-501, pls 1 and 2) but are no longer visible. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 10 November 2011
A bullaun stone, often associated with early Christian or prehistoric ritual use, likely dates to the early medieval period and may have been used for grinding or as a holy site. Its presence in a graveyard suggests possible spiritual or symbolic significance.

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