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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

Location:
Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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    A third version of the same story is as follows:
    A giant stood on Slieve Bán mountain and threw the rock unto Paddy feeney's field a distance of fourteen miles and the track of his hand is in the rock. This stone is flat and weighs about a ton. This rock is called the Giant's Rock.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Coughlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Daroge, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr Coughlan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    41
    Address
    Daroge, Co. Longford