What is recorded here

The ritual site in Cappoquin is in County Waterford, Ireland. Redmond recorded two street-corner stones that were almost venerated locally, including one regarded as a hearth-stone from the house of St Declan's father and another thought to carry an inscription. Their exact location is not known.

According to Redmond (1885-6a, 402) two stones at the corner of a street in Cappoquin were almost venerated locally. One was regarded as a hearth-stone from the house of St Declan's father, and the other was thought to have an inscription. The location is not known. Redmond, G. (1885-6a) Notes on the history, antiquities, archaeoloical remains and legends connected with the western end of the county Waterford, JRSAI, 17, 394-405 Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 March 2011

The stones are associated with St Declan, an early Irish Christian saint linked to the foundation of the monastic site at Ardmore in County Waterford. Local tradition holds that one stone was part of his father’s hearth, reflecting the veneration of domestic and saintly relics in early Christian Ireland.

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