@travel_liftstones_repeat: The Inishmore Stone, MOUILÍN PORT BHÉAL AN DÚN 377 Lbs/171 Kgs It was a great day in each young man's life when he raised the stone from the ground and 'gave it wind' as they said. And if he raised it to his knees, he was a champion, the equal of the best. And if he raised it to his chest, he was a hero, a phenomenon of strength and the men talked of him. Whereas, he who failed to lift it from the ground became the butt of everybody's scorn. This stone stems from a short story named, "The stone" by famed Irish novelist Liam o Flaherty. In his story he talks of the stone and that from the time of the most remote ancestors of the people, men from the village lifted the challenge stone to prove their strength and improve their social status. Written in 1937, Liam O'Flaherty's short story The Stone tells the story of an old man wandering an island off the coast of Ireland. Reliving his past triumphs and tragedies he stumbles across the 'manhood stone' of his youth on the town's outskirts. Men from the town at weddings, funerals and social events would attempt to lift the heavy stone to prove their manhood. #stonelifting #liftingstones #IrishHistory

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