School: Shrove (roll number 3470)
- Location:
- Stroove, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Leonard Bovaird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 58
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- Stories of Giants and Warriors
There once lived two great giants in County Derry. One day they tried feats together One of these was to throw a huge stone from a place known as the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim to Donegal. One of these threw many stones which are still to be seen in Donegal. These are still to be seen in Shrove + Ballybrack. The stone which the other giant threw never landed but it is believed that they landed on the tonns Another giant was known as Mananann MacLir when he died he was supposed to have been buried in the tonns. When the tonns arise it is believed that McLir is angry. The giants did not fight against each other These never lived hags in this district. Giants do not hurl rocks from place to place.
- Collector
- Leonard Bovaird
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
