What is recorded here

One of two standing stones in Derrygalun, County Cork, still stands near a graveyard, though its exact spot has faded from memory. Bowman recorded in 1934 that a hole was dug at its base and the Dallan buried, suggesting the stone marked a boundary between the living and the dead. Perhaps people once pressed coins into that hole or whispered names to the stone before leaving. The field may have held more than grass; it may have held a promise that the dead would not wander far.

One of two standing stones (9960) recorded by Bowman (1934, 498) in this townland; 'In P. Murphy's. A hole was dug at the base and the Dallan buried'. According to local information, stone stood in field to NE of field in which stands graveyard (14089). Exact location within field not known. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Probably dates to the Bronze Age; the stone may have had ritual or commemorative significance, possibly linked to burial practices or local folklore surrounding the "Dallan" mentioned in the record.

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