School: St Oran's, Buncrana

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   There is a stannin stone in the Nutten hill in Sleadrin. It is near to Pat McDaid [?] hill; and the people said that a giant through it from Fannet and it stuck there there. There is letters cut out on it but no one can make them out.
   There is a standing stone in Pat Gills hill. It is seven feet high. It is stanging with a slant. There are know grass a round the stone. The gint that threw that stone he throw it from Faneat as a finger stone. *
   There is a stanging stone at a mass rock. They call this mass rock the Boilerock. There is a cross on the standing stone and it is cut out of stone. There is a man buried there. They are a big stone on the top of the grave. It is in John Dohertys hill[?]. It is in the town land of Sleadrin. It is near Mickie linchs house.
   There is a mass rock in James Fullertons (?) hill in Sleadrin. It is a big rock. They are stones round the rock. You could walk to the rock. It takes ten minutes

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mrs Brigit Mc Daid

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   53

   Address

   Sladran, Co. Donegal