Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Inscribed stone
Balla, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Balla
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80526, -9.13237
- SMR number
- MA090-024007-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In Balla village, located within a building (MA090-024003-), known as the 'Rest House', adjacent to a holy well (MA090-024001-).
The OS Letters (1838) record that this stone was originally set in a stone wall that enclosed the holy well (MA090-024001-), which lies immediately to W. During restoration works in 2016 it was set in the internal face of the NW gable of the building. It consists of a rectangular stone slab (0.54m by 0.47m) with a Latin inscription, now very weathered, carved on one face. The inscription includes a short prayer to the Mother of God, and records that the parish priest of Balla had it put in place on 25th March 1696 (Rynne 1998, 182).
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 25 June 2018
References
Rynne, E. 1998 The round tower, ‘evil eye', and holy well at Balla, Co. Mayo. In. C. Manning (ed.) Dublin and beyond the Pale. Studies in honour of Patrick Healy. Wordwell Ltd., Bray.
Nearby in the register
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.