What is recorded here

St. Patricks Rock is a boulder on the west side of the Ballina-Killala road, opposite a holy well. A granite cross once stood on the stone, and a rag bush may have marked the place before the cross arrived. People walked past it with water, prayer or memory, giving the rock its name and purpose.

Located on the W side of the main Ballina-Killala road, opposite a holy well (MA030-052003-). This holy stone is not shown on the 1837 OS 6-inch map, but is named 'St. Patrick's Rock' on the 1930 edition. It consists of a boulder, on which according to local information, a granite cross (MA030-052004-) was once mounted. According to tradition a rag bush once stood nearby. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 17 April 2018

St. Patrick's Rock is associated with the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick, and is believed to have been a site of early Christian worship or pilgrimage. The naming of the rock in later maps suggests a tradition of veneration linked to the saint, though specific cures or rituals connected to the site are not well documented.

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