School: Garrysallagh
- Location:
- Garrysallagh (O'Reilly), Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Greally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0989, Page 192
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“Farewell to the banks of Lough Sheelin...”
(continued from previous page)Around the sweet bridge of Finea.
- In Dungimmon there is an old historic stone. It stands in the field of Mr Nicholas Sheridan. It is of a round shape and is about four feet high. Tradition has it that there are three fourths of this stone under the ground leaving only one fourth to be seen over the ground.
On this stone there is ogham writing such as T.X.Y.T.X. and letters of beautiful shape. They are almost all faded away now as this is said to be the oldest memorial stone in County Cavan.
Tradition has it that there is a chief druid buried under it. Tradition also has it that the chief druid who told king Conor McNessa what happened on the first Good Friday is buried(continues on next page) - Collector
- Vincent O Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullyagan, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Patrick Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
