School: Castledermot (C.) (roll number 14201)
- Location:
- Castledermot, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Mrs Elizabeth Aylmer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0782, Page 073
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- All over Ireland there are many places of interest to the Archaeologist. At Barnhill there is situated on Mr. Corcoran's land a large Rath. Coming to Prumplestown on Mr. Wrights land there is the remains of a graveyard. St. Michael's monastery was supposed to be beside the graveyard.
A short distance further we come to Ballaghmoon, here four Kings of Ireland fought.
King Cormac was slain, part of his body is interred in Castledermot.
The four Kings met in a field called Capper's Hill, to this day the clay of the field is supposed to be red with blood of the men who fought there.
Ballaghmoon means the "main(continues on next page)
