School: Clochar na Trócaire, Drangan (roll number 7232)
- Location:
- Drongán, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Gráinne
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- Knockilly Castle is situated about two miles from Fethard, and is in a better state of preservation and more modern than the Norman castles in the neighbourhood.
There is a tradition in connection with this castle which is that the one time a portion of an English regiment was stationed in Fethard, one of the officers employed a local girl names Ellen Maher who fell in love with a private English soldier named William Jolly.After some time the soldier was sent away on foreign service and(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Horan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cnoc Iúrach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Mr Edward Anglim
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lios Maighneáin, Co. Thiobraid Árann