School: Ráth na Loch (B.), Fearann Fuar (roll number 16999)

Location:
Ranalough, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 018

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  1. Folklore
    About fifty year ago there was an old Churchyard in the Town [?] of Gortshanafa about two miles from Farrangore.
    It is said that there was a very large stone in the Churchyard with oghan writing on it.
    When building houses, several people took the stone and every body that took it, their was used be knocked down the following morning and the stone gone back to the Churchyard.
    In the building of Dicksgrove Lodge a mason named Mr Barry and his son went down to the Churchyard and brought up the stone.
    The following day Mr Barry was dressing the stone, when Mr Meredith came into the yard
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr John Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    82
    Address
    Lyre, Co. Kerry