What is recorded here

Bullaun stone in Kilmore (athlone North By., Athleague East Ed) is a bullaun stone in Kilmore (athlone North By., Athleague East Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland. Gluain Phadraig sits about 40m east of the holy well on low-lying limestone karst, with a 0.23m basin cut 0.3m deep into the bedrock and surrounded by a penitential cairn. Low hills rise to the northeast and southeast, while a turlough lies to the northwest.

On a low-lying area of limestone karst with low hills to the NE and SE, and a turlough to the NW. About 40m E of the holy well (RO044-013001-) is Gluain Phadraig, a bullaun basin (diam. 0.23m; D 0.3m) in the limestone bedrock which is surrounded by a penitential cairn (RO044-013004-). See the attached image of the bullaun stone and cross Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Probably dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone was likely used for ritual or ecclesiastical purposes, such as baptisms or the preparation of holy water, and is associated with local saintly tradition, possibly St. Patrick, given its name Gluain Phadraig.

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