What is recorded here
A bullaun stone with a single oval basin (dims. 0.4m x 0.36m; D 0.18m) lies in the SW corner of an ecclesiastical enclosure (WI007-002----) and was still used to cure warts when inspected by ASI in 1989. (SMR file)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 31 January 2013
Likely dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone in Tonygarrow was probably associated with ritual or healing practices, as indicated by its historical use in curing warts, a tradition linked to Christian and folkloric beliefs in Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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