What is recorded here

Clear water still moves under the roots, and the valley gives back life after darkness. The church is gone, but the tree remains the visible heart of the old place.

Situated at the bottom of a valley on a S facing slope overlooking the N bank of the County Brook. A holy tree associated with the ecclesiastical remains of a small rectangular building associated with an ecclesiastical enclosure (DU028-002001-) (Anon 1900, 187, 193). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 28 July 2018

A holy tree or bush at Ballyman is associated with an early Christian ecclesiastical site, possibly linked to local traditions of healing or protection. Such sites often feature in Irish folklore as places of spiritual power and were sometimes connected to saintly figures or ancient rituals.

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