School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)
- Location:
- Castleisland, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An tSr. Caoimhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 012
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- In Castleisland there is a castle - or rather its ruins - which was built by Geoffrey De Marisco in 1226. It is said to be the biggest and the strongest castle which the Earl of Desmond possessed. Sir Ralph Ufford stormed and plundered the castle and put all its defendants to death.
WWritten by:-
Hanna Horan
std. 8Told by:-
Mrs Brosnan
Moloughmarky- Collector
- Hanna Horan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Brosnan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mullaghmarky, Co. Kerry