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Ciaran’s Monastery - Teampall Chiaráin - Inishmore - Aran Islands - Co. Galway - Ireland |
© photo : Mathieu Morverand |
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Slabs near the south-east of the church have crosses inscribed on them. One of these crosses has a small hole near its top: according to one report this ‘holed-stone’ had curative properties, when women are sick their linen clothes are sometimes pulled through the hole. It is also suggested that the hole is for the insertion of a stick for a sun-dial. | |
| Les dalles visibles au sud-est de l'édifice portent des croix inscrites dans la pierre. Une de ces dalles levées a un petit trou près de son sommet : selon la légende, ces trous dans la pierre auraient des propriétés curatives, on passait le linge des femmes malades à travers ce trou pour les soigner. D'autres suggèrent que ce trou servait plutôt pour y insérer un bâton et utiliser alors la dalle comme un cadran solaire. |
