School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceannanus Mór
- Location:
- Kells, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Siúracha na Trócaire
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There was an old castle in Woodville about two miles from Kells.
Long ago Mr. Plunkett lived there. He had a wife and three sons and a white horse. One day Cromwell asked him and his three sons to meet him at a certain place. Mr. Plunkett used to ride on the white horse everywhere so he and his three sons rode with him to meet Cromwell but no one returned but the white horse.
Cromwell gave the place to Mr Woodworth after that. Mr Woodworth sold it to Mr Nicholson and he knocked the castle.
There are two big trees which were once the piers of the entrance to the castle. Once when a coach was going up to the castle the coachman was shot going to the gate and(continues on next page)
