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School: An Clochar, Uachtar Árd (roll number 13439)

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Oughterard, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An tSr M.S. Iognáid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0065, Page 413

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    thirteen sons and they were all killed by the English.
    Then he (surrended) surrendered to them. He told lies about the chieftain in Achnanure Castle. The English sent an army from Galway and they surrendered the Castle in Achnanure and knocked some of the walls and they took the chieftain prisoner. They built up the walls of the and gave the castle to Morog na dTuaith.
    After many years the castle in Fough West fell and when the English captured the place they took it and built a military Barracks out of it. The Barracks were burned the
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Oughterard, Co. Galway