School: St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh
- Location:
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An Br. S. Ó Murchadha
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“About two miles from Ballyshannon there is a big stone called "the two mile stone". It is said that Finn Mc Cumhall threw it from a mountain seven miles away...”
About two miles from Ballyshannon there is a big stone called "the two mile stone". It is said that Finn Mc Cumhall threw it from a mountain seven miles away. If you stand on one side of the stone you would not hear anybody calling on the other side. It is said to be a mysterious stone. Convenient to the two mile stone there is a “stray sod.” If you happen to walk on this sod at night you would not be able to find your way home.
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“St Barron was the first Saint to live in the district. He had no place to build a church and he went to the king and asked him for some land on which to build a church...”
St Barron was the first Saint to live in the district. He had no place to build a church and he went to the king and asked him for some land on which to build a church. The king told him that he would give him as much land as a crippled monk would walk round in a day. Next morning the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Thomas Cleary
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Cleary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal