School: Cill an Daingin
- Location:
- Coill an Daingin, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Tomás Mac Domhnaill
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- Dromineer Castle, which stands on that portion of the River Shannon called Lough Derg (five mile north-west of Nenagh) was in other days held by Gerald O'Brien, a man who prided himself on being lineally descended from the celebrated King of Munster. His lady died in giving birth to twin sons, who were christened O'Kennedy O'Brien and O'Brien O'Brien and it was his highest ambition that the boys should excel in all things and be without equal amongst the sons of the rulers of the soil.
As they grew in years, O'Kennedy O'Brien seemed to be the inheritor of all these mild(continues on next page)- Informant
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