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Mass-rock in Killary

Mass-rock

What is recorded here

Embedded in the E face of a field boundary which runs alongside a small stream running N-S in mountain valley. A large limestone boulder (H 0.8m; Wth 1m; T 0.4m) known locally as a mass-rock (Griffin and Griffin 2000, 41). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008
A mass-rock traditionally associated with clandestine Catholic worship during periods of religious persecution in Ireland; such sites were used for holding Mass in secret. Local folklore often links these rocks to saints or holy figures, though specific associations for this site are not recorded.

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