Killinagh portlaun

The large multiple Bullaun of Killinagh (also known as St Brigid's stones known) still has its curse stones ( English Cursing stone ) in each of its 16 dents. The curse stones are also known as "curing" or turning stones. They were shot by the believers.

The term bullaun (or bullaun stone ) refers to the almost always low, mostly knee-high menhir - like or flat-round stone, which can have one or more (multiple) depressions (also called bullauns) and occurs in Ireland and Scotland.

The bullán ( Irish bullán ) of Killinagh with its sixteen bullauns is located in a field on the south bank of Lough Macnean Upper, about two kilometers west of Blacklion in the Civil parish Killinagh in County Cavan in Ireland . In the immediate vicinity of the porthole, hidden under trees, lies a holy well, the Tobar Bhríde , which is also connected to St Brigid . The medieval church of Killinagh ( Irish Cill Laighneach , "Church of the Leinsteraner") with its small cemetery is nearby.

Another example of this type of portlaun is the eight- dent Rolls of Butter in Feaghna, County Kerry .

See also

• Roscam portholes
• Portlaun by Dromagorteen
• Gallen porthole

literature

• Merit Åhs: Fran skålgrop till dopfunt? En kontinuitetsstudie av Ireland's bullaunstenar. Master's thesis Stockholm University 1998.

Web links

• Description and pictures (English)
• List of Bullau stones in Ireland (English)

Coordinates: 54 ° 17 ′ 26.5 ″  N , 7 ° 54 ′ 32.1 ″  W.