School: Ballynacargy (C.) (roll number 7893)
- Location:
- Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 298
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“There is a field called The Rocks in old Ballynacargy.”
There is a field called "The Rocks" in old Ballynacargy. There are a lot of rocks in it as it was a town in olden times. There is one huge rock called The Giant's Rock. It is said that two giants were throwing stones at each other. One of them was standing on the hill of Leney and the other was standing on the hill of Ballynacargy. One of them flung an enormous rock and it went down(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Casey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath