Volume: CBÉ 0407 (Part 1)

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   “I spent most of summer holidays 1910 & 1911 in company with Willie Doyle. Fine steady young man of most exemplory who had devoted all his sprae time to the study of antiquities and folklore.”

   

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   I spent most of summer holidays 1910 and 1911 in company with Willie Doyle, fine steady young man of most exemplary habits who had devoted all his spare time to the study of antiquities and folklore.
   He was delighted to meet a kindred soul even in a much younger man.
   Willie told me that about 60 years ago the remains of an enormous man were dug up beside Ardristan Pillar-Stone - the remains of a man over 8 foot high; and that the skull and bones fell into dust as soon as they were exposed to the air. Listening to the tales of people

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   History Edit

   Date

   1910

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Liam Ó Dubhghaill