School: Wilkinstown (roll number 1917)
- Location:
- Wilkinstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire Ní Failcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0711, Page 129
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- A story is told locally about Fionn.
One time when Fionn was hunting in this district he rested in a field called the "thistle field."
During the night he heard a great noise and he went up in a tree for safety. When he was about to lie down on a branch it broke and he fell heavily to the ground.
He was very angry and he said, in a certain number of years that not one tree would be seen in that field.
No trees are growing in the field at present.
- Collector
- Brendan Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Arch Hall, Co. Meath
- Informant
- James Halford
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cadach, Co. Meath
- There is a hill near the school called Balsaw hill. On top of the hill there is a big stone and Fionn is supposed to have thrown it from Tara. The mark of his thumb can still be seen on the side of the stone.
- Collector
- Brendan Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Arch Hall, Co. Meath
- Informant
- James Halford
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cadach, Co. Meath
