School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceann tSáile (roll number 4572)
- Location:
- Kinsale, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. De Pazzi
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0320, Page 087
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- (continued from previous page)held their meetings.
In the course of time when an attempt was made to change the religion, it was also planned to remove the cross. But before this happened one morning when the people arose they noticed that one half of the cross had disappeared. It is not known what happened to it. In later years the portion of the cross that remained was only a stone, it was then pulled down and houses built on the spot.
The Holy Stone was immortalized in the following song composed by our late local poet Mr Phil O Neill.
- The Old Holy StoneSure the strangers ne'er fail,
When they visit Kinsale,
To admire every beautiful scene,
Compass hill and the dock,
Worlds end and Kippeagh,
Joney's garden and fair Scilly Green.
But from scenes such as these,
My heart quickly flees(continues on next page) - Collector
- Criostína Ní Bhuachalla
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kinsale, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Árd Deacon Mac Cárthaigh
- Gender
- Male
