A large standing stone on top of a hill in the townland of Knockroe in Ballinakill, Co. Galway. The stone is 2.4m high and 1.2m wide and is referred to as “Carrickbreaga” on the 25” Ordnance Survey map, possibly “carraig bréaga - the rock of lies”, an interesting name to be sure!

Folklore

“The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0051, Page 0037” by Dúchas © National Folklore Collection, UCD is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Map

Note that this monument is on private land and permission must be received from the land owner to visit it.

Links

Stone Monuments in the Ballinakill District - Michael MacMahon (JSTOR)