What is recorded here

St Flannann's Bed is a natural boulder lying 140m east of his medieval church and graveyard in County Galway. It likely belonged to the same sacred pattern as Toberflannann, 175m to the west-southwest, marking the saint's presence across the land. People may have slept near it, touched it, or left offerings, treating the stone as an extension of Flannann himself rather than mere rock.

Located c. 140m to the E of St Flannann's medieval church (GA035-048001-) and graveyard (GA035-063----), this natural boulder is known as St Flannann's Bed. It is likely that it formed part of the pattern associated with the church and Toberflannann (GA035-048003-), which lies c. 175m to the WSW (information from M. Gibbons). (Gosling 1993, 99). Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 22 February 2023 Gosling, P. (compiler) 1993 Archaeological inventory of County Galway, vol. 1: West Galway. Dublin. Stationery Office.

This stone is associated with St Flannann, a 7th-century Irish saint linked to several churches in Munster, and is traditionally believed to have been his resting place during his missionary work. The site may have been used for prayer or pilgrimage, reflecting early Christian practices connected to holy wells and saints' sites in rural Ireland.

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