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School: Christian Brothers, Athlone

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Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Brother Meskill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0749, Page 217

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    On the land of Mr. J. Sweeny, Clonbrusk, there stands a large rock. It is situated on top of a hill and is lying on four or five smaller rocks. Beside it is another rock, standing up straight on its side.
    The general belief is that it was used by the Druids as an altar.
    The stone is partly on a slant and is very slippy. There are a lot of cracks and crevices in it also.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    M. Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Athlone, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    John Corr
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coosan, Co. Westmeath