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| This page in 'Traces of the Elder Faiths of Ireland' by W G Wood-Martin (1902) seems to show the same cross and base as Tiompan's picture from Boho churchyard (about 500yds from the rock carvings). The book says: Men are reported to resort to this stone in cases where they have no children after marriage. |
Posted by Rhiannon23rd October 2010ce Edited 23rd October 2010ce
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| I don't think it is the same Rhiannon .The one from Welch doesn't look to be in a churchyard or at least not Boho churchyard , and the bulluans are beside it rather than on the cross slab . |
Posted by tiompan23rd October 2010ce |
| It says on p247, 'The cross at Boho near Enniskillen, has a bullaun at either side of the base... (fig 73)' and the photo I've linked to is fig 73? Does it not match your photo? I just thought the word 'bullaun' was a bit hopeful, that maybe they meant the little dips. Are you saying Wood-Martin got the wrong photo, it wasn't what Welch meant? |
Posted by Rhiannon 23rd October 2010ce |
| Just had a search and it looks like the cross has been moved to the churchyard in the recent past so it is probabaly the same cross but in a different location from the Welch pic . |
Posted by tiompan 23rd October 2010ce |
| ah so the bullauns are Lost? |
Posted by Rhiannon 23rd October 2010ce |
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It gets even more complicated .Maybe the bullauns are still at the origianl site or one possibly the under the cross slab ?? http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/CentreforArchaeologicalFieldworkCAF/Reports/DataStructureReports/Filetoupload,64239,en.pdf |
Posted by tiompan 23rd October 2010ce |
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