Mass-rock in Kilnarovanagh

In scrubland, atop hill. Large boulder; according to local information, known locally as a mass-rock. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Linked to Catholic worship during the Penal Times, mass-rocks like this one were used discreetly for celebrating Mass when public Catholic religious practice was banned. Local tradition may associate the site with a priest or martyr, though specific saints or cures connected to this particular mass-rock are not recorded.