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Mass-rock in Davidstown

Mass-rock

What is recorded here

Situated in flat pasture. A large, flat megalith, which is reputed to have been a mass rock, is located immediately S of ringfort (WM018-051----). Mass rock is not visible on Digital Globe aerial photography. See attached plan and profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 04 February 2019
A mass rock was used in secret by Catholics during periods of religious persecution, particularly under anti-Catholic laws in Ireland. This site in Davidstown is associated with clandestine Catholic worship.

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