School: Cross (roll number 13141)
- Location:
- Cross South, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mártan Ó Colmáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0241, Page 194
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- A story is told about a giant who lived long ago in my locality There was a very big rock in the land of Tom Freyne, Doon. This giant saw the rock and said it was a fairly large one.
"Well, as big as it is, I wish it was shifted from here" Said Tom. The rock was about ten tons weight. The giant lifted it on its end and dealt it a blow with his fist that split it in two halves.
"Now" said the giant "I will leave this part of it standing here and I will put the other half standing in this field here beyond."
He took one piece and put it standing on its end and gave it a blow of his fist and that drove it four feet into the earth. About four [eight] feet of this rock is still over ground.
He then took the other half and carried it in his hands as if it were only a stone weight.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joe Giblin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 13
- Address
- Doon, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mick Giblin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 65
- Address
- Doon, Co. Sligo
