▁the ▁stones ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁assumed ▁they ▁served ▁some ▁religious ▁or ▁rit ual ▁purpose . ▁▁ ▁The ▁stone ▁is ▁a ▁protected ▁National ▁Monument . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁The ▁T uro e ▁stone ▁near ▁L ough rea , ▁County ▁Gal way . ▁ ▁Category : Arch ae ological ▁sites ▁in ▁County ▁Ros common ▁Category : C elt ic ▁art ▁Category : National ▁Mon uments ▁in ▁County ▁Ros common <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁sevent y ▁short ▁stories ▁written ▁by ▁In ag aki ▁Tar u ho . ▁Ful ly ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁the ▁tales ▁do ▁not ▁necessarily ▁connect ▁and ▁are ▁written ▁in ▁a ▁fant ast ical ▁nature , ▁often ▁present ing ▁completely ▁impossible ▁situations ▁and ▁actions . ▁ ▁The ▁stories ▁Each ▁short ▁tale ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁def ies ▁basic ▁reasoning ▁and ▁logic . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁running ▁theme ▁throughout ▁the ▁stories ▁is ▁the ▁narr ator ' s ▁constant ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁character ▁Mr . ▁Moon , ▁the ▁person ification ▁of ▁the ▁Moon , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁several ▁human ▁qual ities ▁including ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁walk , ▁talk ▁and ▁even ▁fight ▁with ▁his ▁f ists . ▁O ften ▁the ▁black ▁narr ator ▁will ▁ret ali ate ▁against ▁Mr . ▁Moon ▁by ▁shooting ▁at ▁him ▁with ▁his ▁water ▁p istol . ▁Other ▁times , ▁the ▁narr ator ▁will ▁encounter ▁shooting ▁stars ▁that ▁have ▁fallen ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁sky ▁or ▁have ▁been ▁knock ed ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁flight ▁by ▁a ▁thrown ▁rock . ▁After