Legend has it that any young woman who succeeded in hopping three times around the white pillar on which stands the Metal Man of Tramore would have a marriage proposal within a year.
Victorian postcards featuring lines of women standing on one foot prove the popularity of the tradition, but the custom died out many years ago, along with access to the site, writes Denis McClean
Victorian postcards featuring lines of women standing on one foot prove the popularity of the tradition, but the custom died out many years ago, along with access to the site, writes Denis McClean
