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    killed or wounded numbers of the attackers. The defenders then charged the remainder of them and put the majority of them to the sword.
    The story goes that the garrison held out for quite a long time. At first an English battleship sailed up the Shannon, shelled the castle with cannon balls which battered it to the ground with the exception of the wall still standing.
    Michael Mulvihill got this story from his grandfather:-
    Mr. John Mulvihill,
    Shanagolden Demesne,
    Shanagolden.
    Age - 70 yrs.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Muchael Mulvihill
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr John Mulvihill
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Shanagolden Demesne, Co. Limerick