School: Cora Finne (C.) (roll number 12908)
- Location:
- Cora Finne, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0614, Page 202
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- There is a long pile of stones in the parish of Kilshanny known as the "Connaught - Men Heaps". Long ago a graveyard in Connaught was visited every night by a reptile which (was) suspected on living on the dead. One night a great crowd of men watched the graves and pursued the reptile. It was a long chase for three days and nights through Galway and across the Burren mountains, until finally they overtook the reptile at Kilshanny where they killed him with stones. Every man carried two stone and so great was the crowd that the huge pile of stones seen to day was the result.Told by John Beakey, Liscullane
- There is a small flag in a crag on the way to Gort and there are to words. "Wishing Stone" . Long ago the people used go from all parts of Clare an Galway there and they used turn it side ways and wish for something and it is said it would come true. People do not go there now because they do not(continues on next page)
