School: Birr (Mercy Convent)
- Location:
- Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Sr. Flannan
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- Leap Castle. It is in the Townland of Leap in the Parish of Aghancon. It is said to have formerly belonged to O'Carroll; it was later occupied by --- Darby Esq.Liam O'Bhanain signifies O'Banan's Leap, "Saltas Obanani. This Leap was the name of some feature about the place previously to the erection of a castle there, but the spot so called is pointed out by no-one in the country, nor is the circumstance that gave origin to the name remembered. O'Banan was one of the eight septs of Ely under O'Carroll who was the sovereign and we learn from O'Huidhrin's poem, that he was(continues on next page)