What is recorded here
Located at the S end of a N-S spur between the estuary of NE-SW Kilmacleague Pill to the E and the reclaimed lands of the Tramore Back Strand to the W. A bullaun stone (dims. c. 0.9m x 0.6m; H c. 0.6m) with a single basin (diam. c. 35m; D c. 0.1m) (Power 1890-91, 477-8) is now missing from the parish church of Kilmacleague (WA027-019001-).
Power, Rev. P. (1890-91) The ancient ruined churches of Co. Warterford. JRSAI 20-21, 475-82.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 10 June 2011
Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual or ecclesiastical purposes, such as anointing with holy water. Local folklore may associate the stone with healing or saintly activity, though specific traditions are not recorded.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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