School: Ceis (roll number 15342)
- Location:
- Kesh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Hainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0186, Page 502
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- Toomour churchyard is now disused. Knockbrack and Templevanny are square in shape. Templevanny slopes towards the West, Knockbrack towards the East.Marie Burns,
Knockalough,
Keash.
- Collector
- Marie Burns
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knocklough, Co. Sligo
- Giants and Warriors - continued
There are a number of stories concerning giants in this locality. The following story, rather pointless, was told to me by my father.
Once upon a time a man was building a house. There were seven giants living at the time in the neighbourhood. All that the man built during the day the giants came and demolished it by night. The man didn't know what to do until one day a little man came to him and said, "I will stop the giants from throwing down your house." That(continues on next page)
