Anecdote about an Irish navvy who was rightly superstitious...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1973
Track ID
33249
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1972.242.A3
Original Tape ID
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
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair