School: Tomena
- Location:
- Gortullaghan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Mac Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 449
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- In Co Fermanagh there is a mountain called Binnaughlan. It is a lovely round mountain and in olden times a giant is said to have lived there.
it is told that this giant threw a stone from the mountain into Lough Erne.
When the stone fell it sank twenty feet into the water. It is also told about the same giant that he threw a stone from the moate of Cuilcagh to the top of Slieve Russell.
- Collector
- John James Cassidy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumcullion, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Thomas Mc Guire
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Gubrawully, Co. Cavan
