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The Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) at which the High Kings of Ireland were crowned. from Wikipedia (backed by our guide): “According to legend, the stone would scream if a series of challenges were met by the would-be king. At his touch the stone would let out a screech that could be heard all over Ireland.” For a significant period the stone was kept elsewhere to prevent the English from gettin

Lia Fail

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The Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) at which the High Kings of Ireland were crowned. from Wikipedia (backed by our guide): “According to legend, the stone would scream if a series of challenges were met by the would-be king. At his touch the stone would let out a screech that could be heard all over Ireland.” For a significant period the stone was kept elsewhere to prevent the English from getting hold of it.

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Runemage (2018-11-25)
[Ed.: moved as requested, thanks for the info / ml] Admins, this needs to be on the Lia Fail page http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=11511
I tried to leave a note in the description box when it was in the queue but it disappeared

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