School: Scoil an Chlochair, Dún Bleisce (roll number 14625)
- Location:
- Doon, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Regis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 260
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- The Castle of Ballysheeda is one of the three castles held by the O'Dwyers of Kilnamanagh the others were at Glasdrum and Dundrum. It stands beside the public road three miles North East of Cappawhite. It is in a good state of preservation and it must have been built many hundred years ago. The walls are very thick from four to five feet. The mortar is said to be mixed with the blood of animals outrivals best modern cement. A stone stairway from the left of the door which faces east brings you to the middle floor. From the landing on this floor the stairs was continued in a circular tower right to the top, but the steps have been pulled away. Here lived Siod O'Duibir Prince of Killnamanagh Silken O'Duibir so called from the richness of his dress or the smoothness of his manner and from him the townsland is said to have derived its name.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Annacarty, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Pat Hogan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockgloss, Co. Tipperary
