School: Bloomhill
- Location:
- Cloncraff or Bloomhill, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: C. Nic Annraoi
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 488
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- (continued from previous page)track of the giant's five fingers are on it.
Another giant threw a rock from Dudeum near Ferbane and it fell in Ballyduff. When it fell it split in two parts. It is to be seen in Pat Shea's field in Ballyduff.
Old Hags.
The only hags who lived around here were the twelve Hags of Bruntullow. These lived in a cave under the hill. They were very cruel and the people were very much afraid of them. The story is already told in this book of how they were driven away from the place.
- The Leipreachán is known by this name around here and sometimes too he is called the(continues on next page)
