Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Ballybuggy, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybuggy
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Bridgets Stone
- Coordinates
- 52.84039, -7.60556
- SMR number
- LA034-004004-
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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
Bullaun stone (Wth c. 0.8m, H c. 1m; T c. 0.6m) with depression (diam. 0.3m, D 0.13m) in E face, and known as St Bridget's stone, lies in S end of graveyard (LA034-004002-).
Described by Carrigan as 'St. Bridget's Bush (LA034-004005-) still blooms beside the graveyard (LA034-004002-) and bears the usual ex votos. At the foot of the bush is "St. Bridgets Stone", which is evidently a holy water stone, but one of the rudest imaginable, being nothing more than a rough, uneven boulder, 3 ft. by 2 and a half feet and 2 ft. thick, with an artifical hollow 11 in. in diameter and 5 in. deep (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 342).
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
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.