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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the long stone
Tagraíonn an t-ainm Gaeilge agus an t-ainm Béarla araon do ghallán atá ar bharr an chnoic i ndeisceart an bhaile fearainn.
'An cnoc ar a bhfuair Fionn fios' a thugtaí ar an gcnoc seo sa 19ú haois, de réir Litreacha na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis - English
the long stone
Both the Irish and English names refer to a standing stone on the summit of the hill in the south of the townland.
The Ordnance Survey Letters record that this hill was called An cnoc ar a bhfuair Fionn fios, 'the hill upon which Fionn received knowledge', in the 19th century
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In the townland of lawlesstown, ..I was shewn a pillar stone called "The Long Stone" said to have been east from the top of Sleevenaman by Darra Donn, the companion of Fionn Mac Cumhaill?..' AL/JOD LSO I ?0/140 [.An Chloch Fhada, D156]
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Cloch Fhada .. from a remarkable pillar stone standing on a hill-top ..
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PN Decies Leathanach: 282
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Giantsgrave
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Pencil Hill?
ˌpinsəlˈhil
Giantsgrave, cnoc?
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ˌgaiə̩ntsˈgreːv
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