School: Macha na gClaidhe (roll number 16086)
- Location:
- Maughanaclea, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Cathal Ó Macháin
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- (continued from previous page)Carn Cloc.
There is a carn cloc quite close to the School. A man named Jack Dillon was returning from Court in Bantry. He had been beaten in a law case with a Neighbour of his (Jerry Moynihan.) A boreen leads up to his house from the public road near school. This boreen is exactly the first boreen west of this school. It is about 1 mile in length.
When walking by the horse's head up this boreen Jack Dillon R.I.P. fell dead. There is now a heap of small stones at the spot. People throw a stone when passing it. The man died there about 9 years ago.
N.B. The above is a true fact -(not tradition)
CVaughan (teacher.
There are possible very old 'Carn de Mion Cloca' in this district - as that custom is rigidly observed yet - but they cannot be traced. Prayer said when throwing stone:-
- Collector
- C. Vaughan
- Gender
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Teacher
