Boherboy

Also known as:
Adam And Eve
Nearest town:
Tallaght (5km ENE)
OS reference:
O043259
OS sheet:
50
Latitude:
53° 16' 23.48 N
Longitude:
6° 26' 10.94 W
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Image of Boherboy (Standing Stones) by ryaner

At least they have each other – Bóthar Buí stone pair.

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ryaner Jun 29, 2021
Image of Boherboy (Standing Stones) by ryaner

Boherboy stone pair 1911... actually the other day.

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ryaner Oct 13, 2020
Image of Boherboy (Standing Stones) by ryaner

Sheep in the field today so we didn’t get out of the car.

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ryaner Feb 26, 2014
Image of Boherboy (Standing Stones) by ryaner

Adam & Eve are smaller than I remembered them to be. Little Red Riding Hood is not yet 4-years-old.

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ryaner Feb 27, 2013
Image of Boherboy (Standing Stones) by ryaner

Looking south. Verschoyles Hill to the left, Lugg and Saggart Hill to the right.

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ryaner Jul 4, 2006
Image of Boherboy (Standing Stones) by ryaner

I chose this shot to post as it best shows the very faint sun-like marking that I noticed out of the corner of my eye as I took in this site. It’s just to the left of the dog’s head. It could be natural…

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ryaner Jul 4, 2006

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Boherboy

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ryaner Aug 13, 2013

Boherboy, from the Irish Bóthar Buí – yellow (maybe gold) road, has this stone pair that I pass regularly. Lily-Mae and myself stopped by today after having visited the barrow in Newtown Lower. The grass hadn’t been cut nor grazed in a while, leaving a golden brown meadow for Adam and Eve (yeah, I know) to bask in.

The male pointed stone is about 1.3 metres tall, the blocky female slightly taller. They’re aligned roughly east-west. They suit each other and one cannot imagine them separate.

The landowner showed up while we were here and was extremely friendly – these semi-urban stones are visited regularly and I had expected that he may well be pissed off with the damage to the gate, but no. He was here to see if it was worth cutting the grass for winter feed.

This monument is one I take for granted but I appreciated its beauty much more today.

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