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1. Local Ruins - The Stonehenge of Donegal - The Druid's Circle (continued)

   

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   a party to dig the circle in search of relics and gold but failed to get any.

   People from whom I got information about the "Druid's Circle: - Mrs. James McDaid Beltony, Raphoe, Co. Donegal.

   Mrs Thomas Divine Carnone, Raphoe, Co. Donegal.

   Writer of above: - Maureen McGanaghan William St. Raphoe.

   10.11. '37

   

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2. Local Ruins - The Old Castle

   

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   Local Ruins The Old Castle In the early days of the platation of Ulster about the year 1610 the Protestants took possession of Raphoe. They built a beautiful castle for the Protestant Bishop in the year 1636 and the wallsteads of it still remain. It is situated in the centre of a field on Mr. Morrows land in the village of Raphoe. Early i the nineteenth century the Protestant Diocese of Raphoe was amalgomated with

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   May Mc Ginley

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Gortaquigley, Co. Donegal