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School: Gleann Iascaigh (roll number 16363)

Location:
Bellafarney, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0167, Page 0593

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    In Townatruffaun, Gleneaskey, Parish of Kilmacshalgan, Tireragh, Co. Sligo, and on the lands of John Devaney there is a Cromlech in a good state of preservation. No one living can give an account of how it happens to be there.
    The table stone is six feet from the ground and measures eleven-and-a-half feet by nine feet. Its thickness varies from 1 foot 9 inches to 2 feet and 9 inches. It forms part of a crude stone fence. It is locally called the "Griddle Stone.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Boland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gleneasky, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Pat Kilgannon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Gleneasky, Co. Sligo