School: An Clochar, Roscrea
- Location:
- Ros Cré, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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- (continued from previous page)suscribe (sic). He started the building.
Orr came out to his garden each day and mocked the builders. He called the building "Blake's Folly". However the Church was built and the Protestant man died. Soon after Father Blake bought Orr's house and ever since the Catholic priests of Roscrea reside there. - Between Clareen and Roscrea stand the ruins of a castle which was called Leap Castle.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Madeline Minogue
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Pháirc Mhór, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Mr William Butler
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60