School: Tinnahinch, Mountmellick (roll number 9892)
- Location:
- Tinnahinch, Co. Laois
- Teacher: S. Ní Bhradáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 039
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- The Stony Man is situated on the highest peak of the Slieve Bloom Mountains.It is a pier built in the shape of a man,and it indicates North,South,East,and West. It can be seen from a radio of twenty miles.It was built in such a position that it can be viewed from almost every part of Laoighis and parts of Offaly. Its origin is not known but some people say it was put there as a guide,No one apparently knows the exact year in which it was built, but tradition says that it was built over six hundred years ago. It is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tinnahinch, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mr Michael Dunne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tinnahinch, Co. Laois
