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School: Rathún (Clochar) (roll number 1013)

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Rahoon, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Mac Suibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0030, Page 440

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    “When we came from America first, we went to live for a year in Roscahill near Ucterard.”

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    When we came from America first, we went to live for a year in Roscahill near Ucterard. We lived very near the castle of the great O'Flaherty's king of Connaught. and strange to say the house in which we lived had recently been owned by a Miss O'Flaherty a direct descendent of the family of O'Flaherty
    Of course we heard some interesting stories from the pepole who lived in the neighbourhood, one of which I rember very well.
    In the reign of Queen Elizabeth, the O'Flaherty clann were most ambitious and one lady of this family sent word to the queen that she would govern the district on condition that Elizibeth should make her a captain. The Queen, unawares of the fact that this personage was a lady granted the request.
    This castle is a lovely sight with its towers and ramparts and beside it, in fact under it flows a little
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Imelda Donagh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Grattan Terrace, Co. Galway