A FAMOUS HELL
A bell only sin. high and 2|in. in diameter ut the base has been' sold at Christies for 1250 guineas. It is of bronze gilt, with human heads engraved on two siilo panels. For centuries it has been, a rft.io venerated by the peasantry of West 'IroMriicl. According to' tradition it descended from Heaven ringing loudly to St. FirSuo, patron of the seven churches of Soattery, a holy island near the mouth of tho Shsi&ion. Throughout Galway it woa belioved that anyone who told a lie after buing s«oia on the golden bell would havo his roouth twisted, and down to tho middle of Vac 19th century. it was successfully used for,the discovery of information when all other means failed.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 127, 31 May 1919, Page 16
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123A FAMOUS HELL Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 127, 31 May 1919, Page 16
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