
The Lost Irish Tradition Of Lifting Heavy Stones
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The Last Man to Lift a Stone on the Island
Patrick O'Brien lifts a pagan druidic offering board onto the Catholic altar. The stone is called a balon and weighs about 180 kilos. You have to grab it in the middle and kind of leverage this kind ofLean back and lift it up onto the altar. And then Tommy against after his orders, because you know, he's suffering a bit of an illness, he fucking went to donut again. He said, I haven't done that in 35 years. Patrick: "I thought I never did it again in my life"
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