School: Swanzy Memorial N. S. (roll number 10428)
- Location:
- Moville, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eilis F. Ní Stiobháird
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- The old ruined fortress of Northburgh at Greencastle stands at the point where the River and Lough Foyle ( anciently called the River and Lough of Feval, the son of Lodan) empty themselves into the North Atlantic Ocean.
The channel at the place is narrow, and it is a shortway across-according to tide between one and two miles. to the low, level sandy point of land in Magilligan on the Co Derry side of the Lough.
From the earliest times Greencastle was looked upon as a coign of vantage. It was the natural and inlet of a large territory in North West Ulster. The(continues on next page)- Informant
- Joseph Wright
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Rev. R. S. Benson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greencastle, Co. Donegal