School: Mullinavat Convent
- Location:
- Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Sr. M. Lorcán
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- There is a very big stone situated in John Cashin's field in Ballynooney. It is about 12 ft. in height and 6 ft. in width. About a hundred years ago some people dug under the stone and they found that there were steps going down about 12 ft. under the ground. There is a black cross on the top of this stone and some people say it was a druid's altar in olden times, and other people say that a giant was throwing it from Tory Hill to Slieve na mban and it fell there.
- Informant
- Peter Mc Donald
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynoony West, Co. Kilkenny
- There are three white stones situated on the side of a hill in Mr. Patrick Dallard's field in Smithstown. They were erected in momory of three friars from Jerpoint Abbey who were killed by Cromwell's soldiers. They are(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Raftice
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Raftice
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garrandarragh, Co. Kilkenny
