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Bullaun stone (present location) in Ballintombay Lower

Bullaun stone (present location)

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A granite boulder (L 1.3m; Wth 1.14m; T 0.56m) with three basins (diam. 0.24-0.32m; D 0.08-0.16m) in the upper surface and known locally as 'the Wart Stone' is recorded by Crawford (1912, 340) and Price (1959, 164, no. 10). Its current location is unknown. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 30 October 2012
Likely dating to the early medieval period, bullaun stones were traditionally used for the ritual purification of holy relics, often associated with Christian sites. Local folklore may have linked this stone to healing practices, particularly for skin ailments, given its alternative name 'the Wart Stone'.

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