John Coffey Stone

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One of the great stone lifters was John Coffey of Scrageen. He used to lift a big flag at Clare Bridge and put it standing on the end of it. Strong men from all parts of the country used to come to try to lift it, but nobody was able to lift it but himself.My guest, Andy Downes (@handmedownes), is on a mission to lift every historic lifting stone in Ireland, and was at the forefront in rediscovering the John Coffey Stone that was almost lost to time. Andy is also doing some incredible work on social media documenting all types of historic Irish stones and their stories.Join us as we discuss how the incredible Irish National Folklore Collection led to the location of the Coffey Stone and how discoveries like these are reviving the nation’s past. We also have an exclusive interview with Jon Cegielski (@travel_liftstones_repeat) speaking about his infamous lift of this stone which currently has 41 million views online. All of this and more, so sit back and enjoy as we have at it, discussing all things COFFEY STONE!BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW OUR SHOW ​​https://pod.link/1772997849

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