Killeenduff

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"Split Rock" at Killeenduff
The rock alongside the R297 regional road

Killeenduff (Irish: An Cillín Dubh, meaning 'small black church')[1] is a townland within the boundaries of the civil parish of Easky, County Sligo in Ireland. Located about a mile from the village of Easky, Killeenduff has an area of approximately 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi).[2]

The townland is home to the "Split Rock". Local folklore holds that this rock —though actually carried to its current location by an Ice Age glacier— was split as a result of an argument between two giants. According to legend, if one walks through the split three times, it will close, entombing the person forever.[3]

Killeenduff National School, built in 1965 and extended and refurbished in 2007, is located in the area.[4]

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