What is recorded here

Not indcated is a half-hidden bullaun stone near Teampall na Ceathraír Álainn in County Galway, Ireland. A smaller oval hollow marks its upper surface, while two medals lie beside it and another similar stone rests in the adjoining field. Local tradition tells of one cure of blindness, suggesting the quiet stones still belong to people seeking help.

Some 50m NE of Teampall na Ceathraír Álainn (GA110-086001-). Thought named 'Holy Well' on the OS 6-inch map, this consists of a subrectangular bullaun stone (L 0.7m) half-hidden under a modern field wall with a possibly natural oval depression (0.3m by 0.2m) in its upper surface. Two medals were visible. Circa 17m to WSW in the adjoining field is another bullaun-like stone (GA110-087001-), indicated but not named on the 2nd ed. of OS 6-inch map, which is half-buried in the grass. Though no offerings are visible, local tradition attributes one cure (of blindness) to it many years ago (pers. comm. J. Waddell). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 1 August 2017

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