St Declan's Stone

The legend says that St Declan was a careless traveler, and when he forgot his favorite bell on a trip to Wales, the bell leapt onto this rock and followed him across the Irish sea back to Ardmore. It is certainly not the type of stone found locally, but was more likely ballast from a wrecked ship. Local superstition says that if you crawl three times underneath the rock at the right time of year you will have good health. Science says that if you crawl three times under the rock at the wrong time of year you will probably drown. I suggest you trust to science...

Grade 2 Holy Stone. Not quite the holy stone of Clonrichert. Should move it to a more...

Supposedly the bell for st. Declan and the birthplace of...