School: Clochar
- Location:
- Clogher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 23
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- Dunamona Castle is now a ruin. one end wall only remains any way round: and then in this wall is a big round hole near the top.
The Binghams lived here once in a day, whoever came before or after them. These Binghams were the blackest tyrants in Connaught.
They used to give the poor people a mock trial in Dunamona Castle and hang them in Gallows Hill. Belcarra Catholic Church is build on Gallows Hill. That's the name the place is called yet.
More than 100 years ago a noted family of sheep-stealers made the old broken down Castle their head quarters. They robbed far and near. At last they were captured(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Micheál Ó Gealbháin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Taffy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 85
- Address
- Doonnamona, Co. Mayo
