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Toberachomma

Bullaun stone

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Toberachomma is a bullaun stone in Cloonmore (ballintober North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. The rectangular stone measures 0.6m x 0.4m and stands 0.3m high on a level landscape. Its circular basin, 0.35m across and 0.2m deep, serves as a holy well beside the penitential cairn.
On a level landscape. A rectangular bullaun stone (dims 0.6m x 0.4m; H 0.3m) with a circular basin (diam. 0.35m; D 0.2m) which serves as a holy well (RO030-005001-) is at the S side of a penitential cairn (RO030-005003-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Probably dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone and associated holy well at Toberachomma were likely used for ritual washing or penitential practices. Such sites often became centres of local pilgrimage and were later incorporated into Christian traditions.

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