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At the side of the (newly widened) road in Ballinascorney, I’ve passed this umpteen times and never recognised it. It’s quite hard to spot, but very distinct when you do. From bottom of fosse to top of mound is maybe a foot, and the bank is quite clearly visible too. It’s very circular and maybe 8 metres in diameter, though cut into on the side closest to the road. I would call this a disc barrow or a ring barrow (as it is called in Monumental About Prehistoric Dublin by Tom Fourwinds, from whence I got my directions).
In the grounds of Tallaght Priory, beside the Friar’s Walk, you will need to get permission to visit these stones.
I was surprised by the size of the bullaun stone having only seen close-up photographs with no idea of scale. It’s an irregular shape conglomerate, maybe roughly two thirds of a metre squarish. The bullaun is about 20 cms wide and 15 cms deep.
Beside it is a stone described by Patrick Healy in All Roads Lead to Tallaght (South Dublin Libraries) as: “…a large granite stone with a hole through it. The hole is narrower at the ends and in the middle, somewhat like an hourglass, but is now screw-threaded as stated by O’Curry. Beside the hole is a round hollow.”
I was kindly brought here by Brother Michael. Thanks.
The 2nd, holed, stone nearby with a very shallow bullaun
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25/8/10
North over the back of the tomb towards the peak of Slievemore
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25/8/10
Flat capstone over the chamber/gallery
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25/8/10
Over the tomb, south towards the Menawn cliffs
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24/8/10
At the top of the shot is the rath to the south, taken from atop the cairn.
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24/8/10
This embanked cairn is massive. Pity it’s so overgrown.
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The pair, with top right a celtic tiger monstrosity of a building, the likes of which I wonder how they ever got planning permission for, given its ugliness and the significance of the area. Murrisk is the beginning point for the pilgrims’ ascent of Croagh Patrick.
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A stone pair/alignment in Murrisk; it may be part of a longer alignment along with a standing stone in the next field east, also listed here.
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This is listed separately here, but may belong to an alignment with the stone pair listed as the main monument in this group.
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Orthostatic, slab-like standing stone, one of two in this townland.
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Standing stone, with Clare Island looming large
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22/8/10
Gloonpatrick, glúin Phádraig, (St.) Patrick’s knee, bullaun stone in the graveyard north of the road.
Tardition upholds that the stone never goes dry.
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23/8/10
Elegant standing stone, over 2 metres tall
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23/8/10
The double row, with the peak of a hill in Carrowmore townland to its east
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23/8/10
Very mysterious double stone row at Askillaun, 4 stones (one fallen) in the easterly, 3 in the westerly
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23/8/10
Askillaun double stone row, with Knockmore on Clare Island in the distance
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