There is a big square stone in the mairn trench between Old Rock and Woodhill.

Abstract: Story collected by a student at Carrowreagh school (Carrowreagh, Co. Sligo) from informant Michael Gardiner.

Original reference: 0185/1/19

 Carrowreagh [Vol. 0185, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Sligo Schools

INFORMANT
Gardiner, Michael
Gender
male
Location
Shancarrigeen or Oldrock (Townland) 
Cloonoghil (Civil parish) 
Corran (Barony) 
Sligo (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Carrowreagh  [duchas:4699534]

There is a big square stone in the main trench between Oldrock and Woodhill. If this stone was taken out of the trench it would be back again in a short time. Once two men were working in the field and they came down to the trench and took the stone out and went away again to their work. When they came back again the stone was in the trench. It is believed to be a magic stone.
There was a famous black horse in Oldrock. This horse could never be ridden and had to be led by having a hold of his tongue. One day he was ridden by a man of the name Noble Thompson. When this man went on the horse the horse began to go at about 100 miles an hour and he went around the whole farm jumping six foot walls and the twenty iron gates.

Resource description

Origin information
Carrowreagh, Co. Sligo
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 0047
Volume 0185
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Elizabeth Benson.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Agriculture   linked data (lcsh)
Agriculture--Talmhaíocht
Historic sites   linked data (lcsh)
Historical and commemorative structures--Séadchomharthaí
School location
Carrowreagh An Cheathrú Riabhach Carrowreagh Owenmore Cloonoghil Corran Sligo
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4708787
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0185/1/19

Suggested credit
"There is a big square stone in the mairn trench between Old Rock and Woodhill."in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4708787>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Elizabeth Benson.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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