Cursing stone in Toormore, County Kerry

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What is recorded here

In pasture, close to the summit of a small rise. A stone (H 0.5m; 0.3m x 0.6m), situated immediately to the NW of a rath (KE059-003----), is said locally to be a 'cursing stone'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE059-003002

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