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School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)

Location:
An Charraigeach Íochtarach, Co. Shligigh
Teacher:
Thos. Mc Gettrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0207

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    that there was blood used to wet the morter, and that is why it is not falling.
    There is a head of a spear stuck in a big lump of morter in the castle. The castle was built in the year 1300 by Richard de Burgo. It is said that it had six towers and Hugh I Donnell's ghost is still in it.
    There are ruins of a Protestant Church at Emlaghfad
    Michael P. Scanlon
    Carrigans Upper
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. earraí
      1. struchtúir de dhéantús an duine
        1. séadchomharthaí (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael P. Scanlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Charraigeach Uachtarach, Co. Shligigh