What is recorded here

Drumirril 21 holds prehistoric rock art in County Monaghan, joining a long line of human marks across Ireland. Whether people traced water, recorded events or simply enjoyed the texture of stone, they believed the place was worth changing. That much is written in the rocks themselves.

'Drumirril 21' in Blaze O' Connor's 'Inventory of Rock Art panels' - see O' Connor B. 2006, 269, 'Inscribed Landscapes contextualising prehistoric rock art in Ireland'. Unpublished PHD thesis, University College Dublin. Date of upload: 23 August 2010

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the rock art at Drumirril may have held ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to territorial markers, spiritual beliefs, or ancestral memory. Specific meaning or folklore associated with the site is not recorded.

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