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School: Kilbeg (roll number 11039)

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Robertstown, Co. Meath
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Aodh Ó Duibhgeannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0709, Page 198

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    the money, and it was kept in the castles and the little windows were on the castles to prevent robbers from robbing the owner. The stairs and loft are made of stone and everything in it is made of stone except the door. At one time this castle was covered with ivy but it has been cut down recently. It was repaired by the antiquarians some years ago. It belonged to the landlord of Robertstown until 1923 then it was taken over the the antiquarians. It is not really known who built this castle. The last man that was known to owe it was Gudders.
    Now this Gudders was a protestant and when the people used to be going to Mass he used to
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    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
    Julia Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Robertstown, Co. Meath