Returning Stones

Returning stones are known be the most mystical of all stones.

Intended for use as a makeshift anchor on his boat, a fisherman once stole a stone from a wall of a church. The fisherman then went to earn his trade. He found a nice spot to fish, and then threw the stone which was now attached to a rope, overboard. However the stone became dis-attached from the rope. The rope had been securely tied to the stone, or so the fisherman thought. He watched as the stone sunk.

Nevertheless as the fisherman returned home with a smaller catch than usual.

The fisherman passed the church from where he had taken the stone from, and shockingly noticed the stone back in it's original place in the wall!


Another story concerns a stone close to a well, at Ardfert in County Kerry. Many, many years ago a soldier removed the stone from its spot with the use of an ox cart. The ox was then used to cart the stone up Bulloch Hill. The ox reached the very peak of Bulloch Hill, then refused to go any further. Thus the stone was left on the top of the hill overnight.

Expectedly and mysteriously the following morning, the stone had returned to it's rightful place within close vicinity of the well!