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School: St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh

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Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
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An Br. S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1027, Page 026

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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...”

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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. 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...”

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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Thomas Cleary
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Cleary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal