Shuggling Stone
The Shuggling Stone or "Clochnabogaddy" is a 13-ton boulder that sits at the edge of the moorland road between the Lackagh Bridge and Glen village near Dunfanaghy, County Donegal in Ireland.[1]
It is called the Shuggling Stone because it "shuggles" very easily.[1], referring to an Irish word meaning to rattle, shake or jiggle something. With the aid of a short stick, the boulder can be rocked or "shuggled" backwards and forwards.[2]
The stone is a lump of glacial granite and was first recorded in 1834 by Lieutenant Lancey during the first Ordnance Survey of Ireland; he noted then that it could be rocked back and forth with one finger.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ask about Ireland website: Lackagh Bridge, Creeslough
- ^ "The Rock - Dunfanaghy - Co. Donegal". dunfanaghy.info. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ County Donegal Historical Society website: "Past events: 2nd Field Day, Carrigart" - July 2009 — see under heading "2009 events"