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School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)

Location:
Hollygrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0392

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  1. Rocks from Sliabh Muire (continued)

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    mighty Finn so much that he picked up one of the huge stones on which they had eaten and flung it in the direction of Slíabh Bán. It slipped through his fingers and only reached the village of Curragh where it may be seen to this day with the marks of his fingers on it. This stone is called Cloch Breach.
    In order to show he could do better he picked up the second stone and threw it into the river Suck where the village of Athleague now stands, beating his first mark by about three miles. This stone is called Laigh Finn and it is from the rock in the fort that
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Fianna (~595)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Cunniffe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coalpits, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Cunniffe
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coalpits, Co. Galway