School: Whiterock (roll number 13820)
- Location:
- Carrigeengeare, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: J. Faulkner
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- (continued from previous page)in 1641, and hastened home at the outbreak of the rebellion, found his castle in flames set fire to by the enemy named MacDonagh, who laid siege with 1,000 men destroying the hamlet and mills. Sir Fredrick in revenge captured Sligo and later vanquished O Rourke who had attempted to march on M.H. in 1643. At this Sligo Cavant Breffny and Killargy combined under Owen Roe O'Neill who had been secretly training armed companies in North Leitrim with the object of expelling or driving out the Scotsman.A certain young lady known as the "Wild Rose of Lough Gill" had been captured by Sir Fredrick Hamilton and was kept in the Castle. He admirer, a hero(continues on next page)
