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School: Drong (roll number 15699)

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Drung, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán P. Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1117, Page 166

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    He said his mother told him not to remove it for any quantity of gold or silver. The stone has been there for thousands of years and the story has been handed down from sire to son. It has been called from the beginning of time "the standing stone" or "the fairy grove."
    It is about four feet high and two feet broad.
    It is said that some of the older people who are not alive nowadays, saw a fairy appear, and this belief still holds good to the ones who owns the fields with the stone, which it contains, and they won't remove it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyargus, Co. Donegal