What is recorded here

A flat rock on the western roadside holds shallow dips that local tradition claims belong to St. Abbey, marking her passage toward Ballyvourney. The story gives ordinary stone a human tempo, as if her body moved across Mid Cork and left a rhythm the earth could remember.

In overgrown area on W side of road. Rock (1.39m x 0.38m) with what appear to be shallow natural depressions on upper surface. According to local tradition, depressions are marks left by "St. Abbey", on her way to Ballyvourney. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Linked to Saint Abbey (Abhla), a lesser-recorded early Irish saint, the stone is traditionally said to mark the spot where she rested or passed on her way to Ballyvourney. Local tradition associates the site with healing and pilgrimage, though specific cures or rituals are not well documented.

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