School: Gurteen, Ballymahon
- Location:
- Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: F. Ó Murchadha
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- A giant stood at the white gate of Ledwithstown in the year 1887 and threw three rocks over into Dimond Payne's field close by and at the same time he threw a rock into Paddy Feeney's field in Gurteen a distance of two miles and the track of his hand is in the rock. It lies in the field between the two schools.
- Collector
- Kathleen Kenny
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ledwithstown, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Jack Kenny
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 23
- Address
- Ledwithstown, Co. Longford
- Maggie McArdles story is about the same rock. It is as follows: A giant stood near Athlone and threw the rock into Paddy Feeney's field a distance of six miles and the track of his hand is in the rock. It is a flat stone and weighs about a ton. This rock is called "the Giant's Rock".
- Collector
- Maggie Mc Ardle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mr Mc Ardle
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
