School: Cnoc Bríde (1)

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Knockbride, Co. Cavan
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  3. XML “Old Boot-Makers”
  4. XML “Wishing-Stones”

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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Mc Breen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Drumamuck Glebe, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Francis Mc Breen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Drumamuck Glebe, Co. Cavan
  2. Near my grandmothers home in Seeorum there is a river and in it there was a wishing stone. That is a stone with a hole in the centre of it. It was supposed that if you put in three handfuls of water in it and make a wish you would get it. There are several of these stones in Ireland.
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