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Anecdote about an Irish navvy who was rightly superstitious...

Date
Track ID 33249
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1972.242.A3

Original Tape ID

SA1972.242

Summary

Anecdote about an Irish navvy who was rightly superstitious about destroying a boulder associated with legend.

A huge lump of granite had to be moved during road construction, but an Irishman wouldn't do the blasting, as this stone was one of a pair on either side of the kyle [straits] supposed to have been thrown by two giants during an argument. The man who did the job lost some fingers in the process. The Irishman was delighted to be proved right.

Item Location

County - Sutherland

Parish - Durness

Village/Place - Kyle of Durness

Language

English

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair