School: Kilbeggan (Mercy Convent) (roll number 14491)

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   Lacy built it. There is a moat at the back of it. It is four storey high and is certainly in a lonely place. Day or night it looks forbidden from the back view at all events. It is constructed of stone. It was from the parapets of this castle that Hugh De Lacy jumped his horse and gave the name Horseleap to the little village (Hugh De Lacy was killed in Durrow). Around this castle are old ruins of stone. Whether they were dwelling houses or forts I can not say. The place is reputed to be haunted. A white lady is seen in the grounds, a dog was seen in the house itself by the late Mrs. Lett (formely Handy). She called her workman three times one night to put it back in the kennel because she thought it was the setter who had broken loose. Each time the man went to look, the setter was chained. When the man came in the third time (he

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Philomena Kelly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Tonaphort, Co. Westmeath

   Informant

   Mrs Caffrey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath