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School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)

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Dysart, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Ailpín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0673, Page 120

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    There was an old castle up somewhere at Rath Moat but it was not on top of the Moat. It wa somewhere beside it but there is no sign of it now and I heard there was a dungeon in it and that Cromwell came one night and there was a big feast in it and he clapped all the people into the dungeon and they died of starvation and he slept that night in it, and it is said
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Detta Campbell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathdrumin, Co. Louth