School: Longford, Kinnitty
- Location:
- Longford, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0820, Page 139
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- (continued from previous page)married an O'Carroll lady who received a large portion of the lands and her dowry.
The castle is said to have contained a Heath trap. Folklore says that the owner of the castle used to take his visitors up to the roof of the castle to show them either a beautiful lake or an artificial flower garden. At the top there was a trap door which opened at the slightest provocation. When the door closed after the person crooks were set to work by turning a handle which tore the victim to pieces. Any valuables he possessed would fall down to a lower room. His remains would be passed from crook to crook until they reached an underground dungeon.
Though now in ruins, the people have a wholesome dread of the place. They(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Cuddy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Pollduff, Co. Offaly
