Standing stone

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated close to the shore at the bottom of a steep S-facingl slope. Ryland (1824, 303) descirbed a stone close to the estuary of the Dalligan River, c. 350m to the E, that resembled a human form and was venerated as a saint, but it had been thrown into the sea. It may have been recovered and re-erected as it is described as the place where Fionn Mac Cumhail was killed and bore an imprint of his hands and knees (Fitzgerald 1858, ). There is a record from the 1930s (NMI file) of a stone set into a road wall in the same vicinity with hollows to fit the shoulder-blades. This stone cured back-ache, but is not now evident.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 26th September, 2011.

References

Ryland, Rev. R.H. 1824 The history, topography and antiquities of the city and county of Waterford. London. John Murray.

Fitzgerald, E. 1858 Vestiges and relics of remarkable Irishmen in the vicinity of Youghal, of the primeval and pagan period. Youghal. John Lindsay.