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School: Clonmacnoise

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Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 168

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    to a place now called Athlone. They picked up a stone each and facing South cast them with all their might. They went about six miles, and landed almost side by side, but one was about a yard ahead of the other. When the giants came to measure the distance, one of them stood on a rock nearby, and the impression of his feet can be plainly seen there. This rock is in our field in Magheramore beside Clonmacnois.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes Darcy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Magheramore, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Patrick Darcy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Magheramore, Co. Offaly