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  • St Brigid's stone, Blacklion Co. Cavan. Stones used for cursing and blessing.
  • Circle of Stones, Castletown Bere, Co. Cork.
  • St Declans Stone, Ardmore Co. Waterford. Pilgrims scramble under it to cure pains in the back.
  • Holed Stone, Clock-A-Torill. Tullon. Co. Carlon. Clothes are passed through the Apertures for cures.
  • Oglam stone. Co. Kerry. People walk around this stone sun wise and repeat prayers to cure falling sickness and epilepsy.
  • Druidic stones at Callanish
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  • view Circle of Stones, Castletown Bere, Co. Cork.
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    Circle of Stones, Castletown Bere, Co. Cork.

  • view Oglam stone. Co. Kerry. People walk around this stone sun wise and repeat prayers to cure falling sickness and epilepsy.
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    Oglam stone. Co. Kerry. People walk around this stone sun wise and repeat prayers to cure falling sickness and epilepsy.

  • view St Brigid's stone, Blacklion Co. Cavan. Stones used for cursing and blessing.
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    • Online

    St Brigid's stone, Blacklion Co. Cavan. Stones used for cursing and blessing.

  • view Druidic stones at Callanish
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    Druidic stones at Callanish

  • view Holed Stone, Clock-A-Torill. Tullon. Co. Carlon. Clothes are passed through the Apertures for cures.
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    Holed Stone, Clock-A-Torill. Tullon. Co. Carlon. Clothes are passed through the Apertures for cures.

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