School: Clochar na Trócaire, Longphort (roll number 12942)
- Location:
- Longford, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Sr M. Aloysius
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- There is a tree growing down St Mels Road, and one day there were men going to cut it down and the voice said, do not cut down my shelter, so they did not interfear with it any more.
One a girl was passing this same tree, and she looked over she saw a shadow standing at the tree. - There is an old castle in this town. It is still occupied by an old woman. It is a very old one. It is situated on Bridge Street.
It was first owned by ladies and lordds. Then the O'Farrells lived in it. There is a dungon in the castle. The castle was attacked once by soldiers when the O'Farrells(continues on next page)