Barrets and the O Boyles
20th May 2015
Yesterday evening when in Kilalla I photographed the outside of a building for a local farmer. While there i noticed a large staining stone a distance from the house. I asked could I go and photograph it. John the farmer was a little reluctant at first because there were animals in the field, and he was heading out at the time but he decided to dispatch his young son Aodain with me to watch my back from the animals!
The stone is one of two, the second is probably a half a mile away across the fields, I don't know their true origin but tradition has it that they mark the battle field of the Battle of Kilroe (1282) between the Barretts and the O'Boyles, the Barretts being from Wales . ( the O Boyles won on this occasion )
Anyway Aodain and myself approached the stone and the cattle who were a distance away were clearly intrigued and came running toward us to see what we were at. Whatever the original use for the stone it is now a luxurious scratching post for the cattle.
After a little while they got fed up of us and wandered away leaving me to take some more "considered" pictures of the stone, but I really liked the few pictures I got with the cattle there, I may post one without the cattle tomorrow.
The stone is one of two, the second is probably a half a mile away across the fields, I don't know their true origin but tradition has it that they mark the battle field of the Battle of Kilroe (1282) between the Barretts and the O'Boyles, the Barretts being from Wales . ( the O Boyles won on this occasion )
Anyway Aodain and myself approached the stone and the cattle who were a distance away were clearly intrigued and came running toward us to see what we were at. Whatever the original use for the stone it is now a luxurious scratching post for the cattle.
After a little while they got fed up of us and wandered away leaving me to take some more "considered" pictures of the stone, but I really liked the few pictures I got with the cattle there, I may post one without the cattle tomorrow.