School: Cliffoney (B.) (roll number 13882)
- Location:
- Cliafuine, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Patrick Mc Hugh
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- In a garden to the rear of Mr Matthew Loughlin's house, in the townland of Ballinphul, Parish of Ahamlish, Barony of Carbury Co Sligo, is a big grave about ten feet long and four feet wide.
At one end of this grave is a big stone about six feet in height. Around the grave are smaller stones about four foot high.
About four feet away from the grave is a big cave divided into two parts by a big stone.
Matthew Loughlin says that the old people used to say that the giant lived in the cave. In the centre of the dividing stone is a hole, which the people believed to be used for holding some(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Cliafuine, Co. Shligigh
- Informant
- Matthew Loughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Baile an Phoill, Co. Shligigh