Mass-rock in Glanarough

In pasture, in a garden adjacent to a road, on a S-facing slope. According to local information, this flat-topped boulder (1.9m E-W; 1.05m N-S; H 0.75m) is a mass-rock. A smaller boulder immediately to the E is partially obscured by overgrowth. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

A mass-rock used during the period of anti-Catholic persecution in Ireland, where Catholics gathered secretly to celebrate Mass. Associated traditions include prayers for protection and the preservation of faith.