What is recorded here

Bullaun stones are meditation markers, not magic trays. In Magheross the sandstone cylinder stands beside the church path with one smooth basin, small enough for a palm to shadow. A person may have sat there in darkness, repeating a prayer until the stone felt warm. The church later gave the practice a address.

There is a bullaun stone in the graveyard of Magheross parish church (MO031-035001-) beside the path. It is a sandstone cylinder (ext. diam. 0.45m x 0.42m; H 0.33m plus) with a single basin (int. diam. 0.29m x 0.28m; D 0.2-0.24m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 2 December, 2016

Likely dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purification or as a font for holy water. Such stones are often associated with local saints and may have had both religious and folkloric significance in the community.

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