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1. Loch gCarman - Teach Munna (Taghmon) (continued)

   

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   Brownscastle
   Brownscastle, a picturesque spot situated in a wooded valley about a mile from the village of Taghmon, was a place of considerable importance up to about forty years ago.
   There was a wollen factory and mill there owned by a family named Fortune, the last of which died a few years ago. People from all parts of the country brought wool to this factory to have it made into blankets and tweeds; and it was said that orders for blankets and tweeds came to the factory from every corner of the Globe, from England America Africa and Australia.
   St. Fintain Munn.
   St. Fintain Munn, the Patron Saint of Taghmon, stopped in Brownscastle to rest while on his way to his Monastry in

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   History Edit

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Collector

   • Mary Murphy

   Informant

   • Mrs Brian Murphy