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Seán Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0303, Page 188

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    “The ruined Castle of Castledonovan....”

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    Castledonovan Castle is generally supposed to have been vacated by its possessors about 1650. (Probably during the Cromwellian Regime) There is no account of an attack on the stronghold although a 'battle' was fought at Bárr na Fola Dreenacneenig (Parish of Drimoleague) between the ODonovans and the OSullivans of Carraig an Eas[?] (Kealkil). The facts appear to be that the ODonovans raided Beara and drove a creacht of OSullivan's cattle. They were pursued and overtaken at 'Bárr na Fola'. The OSullivan's rescued their cattle. I have heard a tradition that the women of Carbery went north to wail their dead and that a rock "Carraig a Chaointe" marks the place of wailing. However. I have never been able to locate the rock.
    As the Castle is built on a narrow outcrop of rock there were some outworks - traces of which still remain. There was no underground apartment but there is a small room about 15 feet off the ground which had a stone floor - and is lighted by only one small window set high up in wall. It is possible that this was a prison or strong-room of some sort.
    There is also a tradition that one Catherine Ford pronounced a curse on the castle and its occupants on account of her son's murder in the castle.
    The "Braon [?]Sinnsir" a drop of water or blood, was supposed to commemorate the occasion. Really the dripping of water is caused by the collecting of water over the arched floor during winter - This takes so long to percolate through the arch that the drip is practically continuous.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Súilleabháin
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Address
    Deelish, Co. Cork