School: Newtown, Dunleckny
- Location:
- Newtown, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Maurice Collins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0905, Page 229
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- Adjoining the townland of Newtown in which our school is built, is the townland of Clonegath. In this townland, on the farm of Mr. Nolan is a fairly large marsh or bog, known locally for some unknown reason as "the Sailor's Bog". On one of the fences which surround this marsh is a fairly large stone. This stone bears the hand-print of a very large person embedded in it, and on this account, this stone is known as "the Hand-stone". Many stories are told in the distrct concerning its origin. One of those stories runs as follows :- Two rival giants once lived on the plain between the marsh and Mt. Leinster, and they had a fight. The Mt. Leinster giant seized a huge stone to cast at his opponent. He grasped the stone so angrily and cast it with such force that the print of his five fingers(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballybrommell, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Mr Collins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newtown, Co. Carlow
