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Elf Stone- Rope is permantently through hole in centre. Narrator said ‘You put a stick in the field and put the rope over it; that kept witches and witchcraft off your cattle.’ At the house of James McLeigh, Lower Seavaghan, Loughlinisland Parish.

Original reference/identifier: I045.28.00001

In collection  National Folklore Collection. Photographic Collection

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Resource description

Original version
Irish Folklore Commission ; Coimisiún Béaloideasa Éireann
Date created:
Type of Resource
still image
Physical description
1 photograph : negative-original : b&w
60 x 60 millimetres
Condition: Good
Condition: Condition rating: 2 (maith/good)
Ceist faoin íomhá
dúbailt; ann faoi dhó (2017-08-01)
Genre
Photographs   linked data (gmgpc)
Subject
Popular Belief and Practice--Stones  
Nósanna agus Piseoga--Clocha  
Seavaghan
Republic of Ireland Down Kinelarty Loughinisland Seavaghan
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_50185
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD . Folklore Photograph Collection.

Original reference/identifier: I045.28.00001

Other version
Elf Stone- Rope is permantently through hole in centre. Narrator said ‘You put a stick in the field and put the rope over it; that kept witches and witchcraft off your cattle.’ At the house of James McLeigh, Lower Seavaghan, Loughlinisland Parish. (Dúchas.ie)
Ceist faoin íomhá
dúbailt; ann faoi dhó (2017-08-01)

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