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School: Brughtheine (B.), Malla

Location:
Churchtown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Tighearnaigh

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0368, Page 037

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“There is a field belonging to Mr Murphy of Walshestown called the Rock Field.”

There is a field belonging to Mr. Murphy of Walshestown called the Rock Field. In the middle of the field there is a very big stone seven or eights ton's weight. It is said that a Witch threw it after a giant from Ballyhoura mountains. The marks of five fingers are on the stone.

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Collector
Thomas Sampson
Gender
male
Address
Ballynamuck, Co. Cork
Informant
Mr John Sampson
Gender
male
Age
58
Address
Ballynamuck, Co. Cork
Language
English