
What is recorded here
Two black bullauns stand like sentinels beside a medieval church in Ballinderry, marking a graveyard where Derbi or Laloo may have fallen. The oval enclosure still holds the shape of old prayers, even though time has blurred the names and dates. People walked past these stones for centuries, perhaps dropping food for the dead or simply listening to the wind move through grass. What is certain is that the place remained sacred enough to protect, and strange enough to remember.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEDIEVAL CHURCH; GRAVEYARD in OVAL ENCLOSURE with 2 BULLAUNS: DERBI or LALOO. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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