School: Danescastle
- Location:
- Caisleán an Dinigh, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Loinghsigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0875, Page 078
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- There is a leacht or burial Stone in the townland of Balloughton in parish of Bannow. Hence probably the name of Baile leachtan. It is about 10 feet high and has a rude Stone cross roughly cut into it.There was ogham writing on it which Professor Mac Alaistair the archaelogist rendered as "Beneath is buried A? the Son of X ?" evidently marking the burial place of a once famous chieftain who existed in Pagan timesThe rude inscription of Cross was probably made by the early Christians who in their Zeal endeavoured to remove all Pagan Symbols
