School: Dromakeenan
- Location:
- Drumakeenan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: C. Ní Fhallamhain
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- (continued from previous page)get the treasures since. The tree is well known to the people of Cangort and Shinrone.
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- Eileen Hamroge
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Maisie Pearse
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- During Cromwells time in Ireland he did a lot of harm such as taking castles and big places by fighting for them. He came to Ballaghmore Castle during his travels and he began a siege on it. When Mr Ely the owner of the castle refused to hand it over, Cromwells men surrouned the castle and started a hard fight. After a time both parties called(continues on next page)