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School: Cill Brainis, Bun Clóidighe

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Kilbrannish South, Co. Carlow
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0911, Page 040

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    to a man named Davis.
    Another landmark in my district is the cup and saucer rock. The rock is in two parts, the big rock called the cup, and the flat rock called the saucer.
    The nine stones near the top of Mount Leinster is another well known place, and many people visit it during the summer.
    There are two versions of how this place got its name. There are nine stones standing in a row. One story is that there were nine rebels killed there in a fight with the yeomen in 1798.
    Tom Foley
    Craan
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Craan, Co. Carlow