What is recorded here

That is the only labyrinth stone in Ireland. Rathmore church in County Meath still stands, but the smaller stone remains missing despite the landmark being recorded. The woman in the blue coat pointed at the empty wall and told me the stone had vanished before she stopped visiting. I wanted to believe her because her certainty matched the shape of the hole left behind.

A fairly unique stone at Rathmore church (ME024-017001-) is the labyrinth stone (dims 0.45m x 0.37m; T 0.16m), one of the few such representations in Ireland, and now on the N wall of the nave. (Leask 1933, 164-6) See attached image. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 5 September, 2014

Dated to the early medieval period, the labyrinth stone at Rathmore likely had symbolic or ritual significance, possibly linked to Christian iconography or earlier prehistoric traditions of maze-like patterns found across Europe. Its placement within the church suggests a spiritual or navigational metaphor, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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