School: Carrickallen
- Location:
- Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Lynch
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- Long ago when Ireland was young a man named Fionn Mac Cumhal lifted a large stone from Sliabh Glagh where he was standing and threw it to a hill of James Shiels' in the Townland of Tullyinchin Mountain Lodge Cootehill Co Cavan.
Sliabh Glagh is about seven miles from this hill.
This stone was so large when it alighted on the hill that it made a large hollow.
James Shiels' grand father broke this stone into small pieces and got material enough to build a house for himself.
James Shiels' grand father was a very big man and on a nice summer's day he used to sleep in(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Sexton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carricknashoke, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Bernard Sexton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 54
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Carricknashoke, Co. Cavan