What is recorded here

Three bullaun stones sit before the ogham marker at Kilcolman, their shallow cups worn smooth by generations of kneeling. They overlook Ventry Harbour from the southern slopes of Lateevemore, waiting for hands that remember how to ask without speaking. The largest stone still holds the shape of many prayers, while the smaller ones keep the quieter ones.

National Monument No. 10044. Kilcolman/Cill na gColmán: An Early Christian church site KE042-141001- lying on the S slopes of an E-W spur of Lateevemore, overlooking Ventry Harbour. (7) Three bullaun stones collected from various parts of the site have now been set in the ground in front of the ogham stone. The largest is KE042-141009-. The other two measure .28m x .2m (KE042-141011-) and .21m x .21m (KE042-141012-) respectively, their circular depressions measuring .11m in diameter x .03m in depth and .08m in diameter x .02m in depth. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 868. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 9 August 2013

Bullaun stones in Mám An Óraigh are likely from the Early Christian period, associated with the nearby church site at Kilcolman. They were probably used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or as part of ecclesiastical ceremonies.

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