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Story Notes
Stories of cursing stones in Innishmurray in Co. Sligo and Kilcummin in Co. Mayo amongst others. These stones were seen as cursed and there were many superstitions around them. They were used to curse enemies and there was opposition from clergy. The Kilcummin stones were removed by a priest to Ballina Cathedral.
Contributors: Patrick Heraughty, Frank Taffee (Ballintogher), Fr. Eoin O'Coluim (Annagray and Tory Island), Sean O'Haughey, Jim Boland (Kilcummin), Fr. Mac Hale (Killala), Etienne Ryan (UCG), Thomas Fraser (Killinagh), Paddy Corrigan (Borroe).
Produced and presented by Proinsias O’Conluain
First Broadcast April 24th 1977
An Irish radio documentary from RTÉ Radio 1, Ireland - Documentary on One - the home of Irish radio documentaries.