A person would have to be made of stone to be immune to the enthusiasm of folklorist and amateur strongman David Keohan – better known to the internet as “Indiana Stones”.

Having discovered the Celtic tradition of stone-lifting during the pandemic, the Co Waterford native has become an unlikely influencer via a social media feed in which he roves Ireland in a quest to revive an ancient custom involving bulging biceps and baffling boulders.

The practice of demonstrating physical might

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