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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 237

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    (continued from previous page)
    on it. This stone is called Cloch Breac.
    In order to show his companions that 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 Liagh Finn, and it is from the rock in the ford that the village that grew up beside derived the name Áth Liag Finn.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Fianna (~595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Creggs, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Rita Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creggs, Co. Galway
    Informant
    M. J. Kelly
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Creggs, Co. Galway