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1. Cloch an Eolais

   

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   In the bog to the west of Síogan hills there is a place called Cloc an Eolais. A long time ago there was a stone there. This stone was round and about a foot and a half high. Two arms of stone extended from it one pointing to the East and the other to the West. For this reason it was called Cloc an Eolais. A man cut away the bog round the stone and took the stone away also. A short time afterwards the man got sick and died. People believe that a curse fell on him owing to his interference with the stone and that it was the fairies that cursed him. Kathleen Mahedy Knockboha Carrowmore P.O. Ballina Told to her by John Flannelly Knockboha Carrowmore P.O. Ballina Age- 85 years

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Knockboha, Co. Mayo

   Collector

   Kathleen Mahedy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Knockboha, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   John Flannelly

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   85

   Address

   Knockboha, Co. Mayo