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<< Our Photo Pages >> Chiaráin stones - Holed Stone in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Galway

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Tuesday, 25 September 2012  Page Views: 3086

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Chiaráin stones
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Galway Type: Holed Stone
Nearest Town: Kilronan
Latitude: 53.131944N  Longitude: 9.684909W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 4

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Chiaráin stones
Chiaráin stones submitted by KaiHofmann : the holed stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holed Stone in Co. Galway

Two standing stones, one with a sword/cross engraving and one holed stone with an ancient cross engraving in front and behind of the early christina church Teampall Chiaráin.
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Chiaráin stones
Chiaráin stones submitted by KaiHofmann : the holed stone with the old church in the backround. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chiaráin stones
Chiaráin stones submitted by KaiHofmann : the other stone with the sword/cross engraving. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chiaráin stones
Chiaráin stones submitted by durhamnature : Drawing from Wakeman's Handbook, via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chiaráin stones
Chiaráin stones submitted by KaiHofmann : the holed stone. in front of the church (Vote or comment on this photo)

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L8710 : St Ciaran's Church (rems of) by N Chadwick
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L8710 : Narrow lane by N Chadwick
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L8710 : Carraig Fhuathach by Ian Capper
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L8710 : Carraig Fhuathach by Ian Capper
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Re: Chiaráin stones by AngieLake on Friday, 13 March 2015
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Glad you liked it Kai.... I liked your photos, too. Thanks for giving us all the opportunity to see what the area is like - it makes me want to visit more now I've read what Pete McCarthy said.
(Recommend that book, btw. He wrote about other stones' sites occasionally in the course of his journeys around Ireland.)
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Re: Chiaráin stones by AngieLake on Friday, 13 March 2015
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The late Pete McCarthy writes about this area in his hilarious book 'McCarthy's Bar', which I thoroughly enjoyed reading back in 2001 while travelling along the same route in SW Ireland. I did not travel over to the Aran Islands, though, and whilst re-reading this one I noticed today on page 249 that he'd visited this site. He says:

"This tiny piece of land between the house and the beach is rich in ancient sites: there are several standing stones and Celtic crosses, a holy well, a salmon pool that features in Irish mythology, a Viking burial, a ruined early Christian church, and an unconsecrated children's cemetery. On Sundays Dara says his own version of mass out here in the open air. At other times he leads pilgrims in the rounds - a traditional Celtic spiritual practice, believed to have originated in pre-Christian times, but practised by the early monks who populated Inishmore from the fifth century onwards. The pilgrims walk clockwise round the holy well, praying as they go, counting out the seven rounds with pebbles."
"Most of the standing stones are taller than we are. A couple of them are carved with designs that have been found nowhere else. The one next to the church is drilled with a circular hole, through which lovers have traditionally threaded a handkerchief while making a wish."
"....."
"The children's graveyard, close to the water's edge, is a deeply atmospheric place. Children who died before being baptised were laid here, in unconsecrated ground. A jumble of uninscribed stones marks the confusion of graves."
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    Re: Chiaráin stones by KaiHofmann on Friday, 13 March 2015
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    Very interesting information about this piece of land... very atmospheric site , the whole island is wonderful..Thank you Angie!
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