What is recorded here

Bullaun stone in Ré Na Ndoirí is a worn sandstone block in Reananaree church grounds, its central hollow perhaps shaped by generations of prayer. Murphy wrote in 1898 that it once stood near St Lachtaín's holy well in Cloheena, suggesting it moved from water-side devotion into churchkeeping. The stone may have marked a place where people poured requests into rock before carrying them home.

One of two bullaun stones (CO069-024001-) in grounds of Reananaree Roman Catholic church. Irregular block of sandstone (H 0.4m; 0.75m x 0.5m) with circular hollow (diam. 0.34m; D 0.25m) in centre of flat upper surface. According to Murphy (1898, 18), once situated near St Lachtaín's holy well (CO069-080----) in neighbouring townland of Cloheena. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

Likely dating to the early medieval period, bullaun stones were traditionally used for ritual purposes, possibly as holy water basins or for anointing in Christian contexts, though they may incorporate or repurpose earlier prehistoric sacred sites. Local folklore sometimes associates them with saintly figures or healing traditions.

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