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Bullaun stone in Lecarrow (corran By., Owenmore Ed)

Bullaun stone

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Bullaun stone in Lecarrow (corran By., Owenmore Ed) is a bullaun stone in Lecarrow (corran By., Owenmore Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. MacDonagh described it as a large stone with a primitive holy water font on one side, set within a three-cornered garden called Teampullmaol, the bare church. The stone sits in pasture on a west-facing slope above the Owenmore River, though it has not been precisely located.
In pasture, on a W-facing slope overlooking the Owenmore River. Described by MacDonagh (1936, 195) as 'a large stone, having on one of its sides a holy water font of primitive style'. MacDonagh also noted that the three-cornered garden in which the font was located was known as 'Teampullmaol' (the bare church) (ibid.). The bullaun stone has not been precisely located. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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