Clochafarmore

The Clochafarmore stone, or rather just the Clochafarmore is a stone Menhir that stands three meters in heigh located in County Louth west of the Fane River. It is close to the village of Knockbridge, further the plain it is in is known as the 'Plain of Slaughter' in accordance with its mythic associations.

Historically, the stone is considered to have been raised during the Bronze Age of Ireland. The reason of this can be assumed to be to act as a memorial of some kind for an ancient battlefield as can be seen with the historic find of the Bronze Spearhead on the site in 1920s. Although this is speculation the artefact itself has since been lost.

What the Stone is more well known for its role in the Death of Cu Chulainn, for which it gained its name, meaning 'Stone of the Big Man'. It is this stone that the hero tied himself around while he was dying, so that he could die on his feet rather than falling to his enemies.

As such the stone could be considered his grave stone, thus it could be used for religious rites to Cu Chulainn and considered a center of his cult, should one choose to worship him.

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