School: Taghmon (roll number 1762)
- Location:
- Taghmon, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: John J. Kelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0883, Page 239
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“In the centre of the village of Taghmon stands a big castle.”
In the centre of the village of Taghmon stands a big castle. This castle is about sixty feet high, and about twenty feet in width.
It is not really know when this castle was built but it is believed it was built in the fifteenth century.
Four men were employed building the castle and were paid ninepence per week. The men worked from seven o'clock in the morning until seven o'clock at night. After two years the castle was completed and wealthy people named Murphy came to live in it. The owner of the castle put the Murphy's out because they failed to pay the rent. No one lived in the castle from that time until Cromwell came. Cromwell lived in the castle for a week. The castle was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martin Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Martin Walsh
- Gender
- Male