School: An Clochar, Port Omna
- Location:
- Portumna, Co. Galway
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Lorcáin
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- Deirtear gurab é Ludlow a bhain an caisleán de Chlainn Riocaird i bPort-Omna agus gur bhain sé deatach as agus a raibh ann sa mbliadhain 1651.Deirtear freisin gurab é Ireton a ghabh an caisleán agus go ndeárna caisleán ar oileán sa tSionainn le talamh ionnsuighthe a dheánamh do na gunnaí móra.Nuair a díbrigheadh na Gaedhil go Connachta, bronnadh caisleán Chlainne Riocaird an mhainistir agus suas le 6,000 acra de thogha agus rogha na talmhan i bPort Omna ar Henrí Cromuil, mac le Cromul na Mallacht agus nuair a tháinig Rí Shasana in-a choroín arís ba carghaos croidhe le Cromuil Óg sgaradh leo.Sa mbliadhain 1662 tugadh ar ais arís do Chlainn Riocaird an Caisleán i bPort Omna agus a raibh de thalamh ag Cromuil Óg.(continues on next page)