What is recorded here

No stone remains at the western edge of the marshy clearing, yet the empty ground still carries the weight of a name handed down through generations. People may have knelt there, touched cold earth instead of rock, or forgotten the exact spot while repeating the prayer. The missing stone does not erase the ritual; it forces the ritual into memory, imagination and the body of the person standing there.

Reported as “St Patrick’s Stone” (SMR file). At the W edge of a clear level marshy area in a forestry plantation overlooked by a rath (MA070-034----) c. 60m to the ESE. No visible surface trace was found at the location reported. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Leo Morahan Date of upload: 31-10-2025

Linked to St Patrick, the stone is traditionally associated with early Christian pilgrimage or ritual practices in the region. Though no surface remains were found, such stones often served as sites for prayer, baptism, or healing in medieval Ireland.

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