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1. The Giant's Grave (continued)

   

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   there and his grave can be seen until the present day. At this time it was the custom that when a chieftain would die that some of his treasures should be buried with him. A few years ago some men came to Currabinny to dig up the giant's grave to see if they could find any treasures. Once they found some gold rings and a golden plate. People say that it is from this giant that Currabinny got its name.

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   “Seamount was the name of this district before it was called Currabinny...”

   

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   Seamount was the name of this district before it was called Currabinny. It got its name from a Curragh, which reached from Currabinny to the Point at Crosshaven This Curragh was made of stones. At low water the people were able to walk across.

   

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3. The Giant's Grave

   

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   It is an old belief that a

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