School: Gusserane

Location:
Gusserane, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs Corish
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0872, Page 064

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  1. Local Ruins
    Story no.1
    There are four castles in ruins in my district namely Rathimney, nash, Boley and Ballygarven.
    Rathimney castle new Ross, Co. Wexford is in ruins over 400 years. It was built by the Prendergasts after the norman Invasion of Ireland. Part of the castle only now stands the rest of it was converted into the dwelling house. It is believed that King James slept a night in this castle after his flight from the battle of the Boyne There is a tunnel going from Rathimney castle to Killesk castle Co. Wexford. There were some beautifully cut stones in [?] probably the work of ancient sculptors. The greater part of those were taken unnoticed. About thirty.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Larkin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gusserane, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mrs Larkin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gusserane, Co. Wexford