What is recorded here

Bullaun stone in Gormanstown is a bullaun stone in Gormanstown, County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on the grounds of the Model Farm house and formerly lay beside the gable of an adjacent church. The sandstone boulder, containing quartz inclusions, measures 0.6 metres by 0.5 metres across and is 0.34 metres deep. A circular depression 0.3 metres across narrows as it deepens until it perforates the base.

On the grounds of the 'Model Farm' house. According to OS Namebook the stone formerly lay beside the gable of an adjacent church (TS087-019----) (O'Donovan 1840). The boulder (diam. 0.6m x 0.5m; D 0.34m), sandstone with quartz inclusions, has a circular depression (diam. 0.3m) which narrows as it deepens and perforates the base of the stone. Possible bullaun stone as it conforms to the morphology of a bullaun stone except that it has a perforated base. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 November 2013

Likely dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or as a baptismal font. Such stones are often associated with nearby ecclesiastical sites and may have had both religious and symbolic significance in local tradition.

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