What is recorded here

This altar (1.6m x 1.12m; H 0.9m) lies c. 1m to the N of St Eany’s holy well (GA119-006001-). It is constructed of undressed limestone blocks and was built against a natural limestone rock face immediately to the W. It is capped with two flagstones, one of which bears the deeply incised letters ‘IHS’. A small Latin cross with triangular terminals rises from the horizontal bar of the letter H. The following image has been uploaded: GA119-006002-_02.jpg Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 28 January 2016 This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 1914 - National Monument 43.

Linked to St Eany (Cill Éinne), the altar is associated with the nearby holy well and may have been used for early Christian worship or ritual. Local tradition may connect the site with healing or pilgrimage practices, common at wells dedicated to early Irish saints.

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