School: Ceis (roll number 15342)
- Location:
- Kesh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Hainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0186, Page 500
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- (continued from previous page)a person needs only to exert very inconsiderable pressure on this lock to make it sway to and fro quite freely. But ,any people pushing at the same time have failed to topple it down from is famous pedestal.
An old hag is supposed to have lived in Donagher's den.
According to tradition a giant from Nephin paid a visit to his fellow friend in Keash Hill and wishing to test which was the stronger agreed to decide by throwing a huge hammer. The Keash giant without difficulty hurled the ponderous hammer some considerate distance whereas the Nephin Giant failed to lift it.
- Collector
- Norah Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fallougher, Co. Sligo
