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School: Blanchardstown

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Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin
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T. Ruiséal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0791, Page 70

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    There is an ancient story about this place. Its situation is near the village of Blanchardstown. Embedded in a piece of solid rock are the marks of a man's foot, a horse's and a foal's hoof and a walking stick. Long ago in the penal times a piest used to say mass for the people of this place. He had a horse and a foal which were his only means of conveyance. One morning as he was saying mass a man tried to steal
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Cloghran, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    James O Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corduff, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Patrick O Brien
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corduff, Co. Dublin