Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Garryduff (clandonagh By.), County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garryduff (clandonagh By.)
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.88597, -7.70378
- SMR number
- LA027-001002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Church probably dedicated to St. Kieran (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 139). Situated in undulating countryside. A bowl shaped hollow (D. c. 0.36m, D. c. 0.15m) cut into a limestone rock.
Described by Carrigan as 'known as Clooneen (the little meadow), is 'Clooneen graveyard'. The church (LA027-001001-) of Clooneen is gone, leaving no trace behind. Part of the churchyard (LA027-001003-) has been enclosed by a stone wall by the Board of Guardians. There are several headstones, but none inscribed. Interments are very rare. Outside the graveyard wall, to the north, beside the little stream, is a holy water stone of the most primitive description, being nothing more than a bowl shaped hollow, 14 in. in diameter and 6 in. deep, cut into the extremely rough surface of a bluish limestone rock several feet long and 2ft. Wide' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 138-9).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.