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School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)

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Irishtown, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Manus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0097, Page 362

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    There is a ruin of a castle in the school it is about two hundred and fifty yards from my house. It was built by Gobán Saor. It is about 300 years old. It is in the village of Carrinlough and in the townland of Irishtown and in the parish of Kilvine.
    It was not be sieged or attacked at any time. There was no one foully killed. There is a ruin of a church in Kilvine.
    A Story
    It was Gobán Saor that built the castle in this parish. It belonged to the Blakes in olden times. One day Gobán Saor asked work in the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Ronan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownlough, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Pat Ronan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrownlough, Co. Mayo