The Devil's Track near Kilcommon, North Tipp.
"At Knocknabansha just on the roadside about half mile east of the village
is the Devil's Track. It is a large stone embedded in the soil. On it is a
large track resembling a horses's hoof. It is deep at the toe about 2 1/2"
and shallower towards the back. The devil put it there by stepping on the stone
on his way to Cashel from Barnane."
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This stone supposedly near the village of Kilcommon in the Slieve Felims isn't
recorded on any maps. I did a little searching for it recently and asked around
in the local area if anyone knew its location. Unfortunately no one that I met
had even heard of it.
Besides it having wonderful folklore linking it with the story of the Devil's
Bit near Templemore, I had also wondered whether it had the potential to be
unrecorded rock-art.
If anyone knows someone from the area, they might pass on the info and see if
anybody locally has heard of it or its location.
#folklorefriday
The picture is my own sketch, not an actual drawing of the stone.
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