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School: Virginia (B)

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Virginia, Co. Cavan
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E. O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 288

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    beside a house that is going to fall and this is on the top of Murmod Hill and where his body is buried there is a height and you can see the country all round.
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    There is a place in Ballaghanea called the giants grave. There is a large flag on the ground and some big stones round it but they are all nearly built in a ditch now. It is said that a great warrior was buried here but no one knows who he was.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. giants (~518)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Mooney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballaghanea, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Charles Mooney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballaghanea, Co. Cavan