What is recorded here

Eight pillar stones still mark the battle line at Cleanagh, though nobody knows which line or when the fighting stopped. They rise from ordinary Irish soil like forgotten sentinels, waiting for someone to remember the shape of the disaster they witnessed.

Unlocated standing stones within townland described by Daniel O'Byrne in 1856 where he states that 'At Cleanagh, in the parish of Dysart Gallen or Ballinakill, are eight pillar stones marking the line of a famous battle' (O'Byrne 1856, 16). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

Likely dating to the early medieval period, the standing stone in Cleanagh may commemorate a significant battle, as suggested by local tradition recorded in 1856. Such stones often served as memorials or territorial markers in historical and mythological contexts.

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