Portlaun by clans
The Clane Bullaun is in a retaining wall on Main Street, not far from the Liffey across from the old Clane Franciscan Monastery in County Kildare , Ireland .
The stone consists of a large, rectangular block of weathered limestone with a deep, bowl-shaped depression - the porthole - on the top. It is of pre-Christian origin and is probably the oldest artifact in clans.
According to local lore, he is associated with King Mes Gegra, mentioned in the Ulster cycle , and his early death at the ford of clans in the 1st century. Mes Gegra was put to battle at the ford by his opponent Conall Cernach , an Ulster hero. In the duel, Conall defeated Mes Gegra, severed his head on the bull's-eye stone and placed it in the hollow (which largely does not coincide with the description in the cycle). It is believed that Mes Gegra was buried near the bridge at the river crossing and that his head, along with his wife Queen Buan (who died in shock at the sad news) under the hill at Mainham.
The locals call the bullaun "wart stone" and attribute healing powers to the rainwater that collects in it.
literature
- M. Åhs: Fran skålgrop till dopfunt? En kontinuitetsstudie av Ireland's bullaunstenar. From cup marks to baptismal fonts? A continuity study of the ballaun stones in Ireland . 1998
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Coordinates: 53 ° 17 '21.3 " N , 6 ° 41' 5.3" W.