Mass-rock in Gort Na Fuinseann

Within a small deciduous wood, on the E side of a road, on a S-facing slope. A shelf (L 7m; Wth 2.5m; H 1.6m) on the SE side of outcropping rock is known locally as 'Carrig an Aifrinn' and was used as a mass-rock during penal times. The shelf is orientated NE-SW and is covered with moss and debris. 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 by Catholics during the Penal era for secret worship; associated with the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary and local traditions of resistance and faith. The site reflects a broader history of clandestine religious practice in Ireland under oppressive laws.