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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte

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Lismore, Co. Waterford
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Sr M. Gráinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0635, Page 242

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    Lisfenny Castle is situated on the road that leads from Jallow to Jermay. It is half a mile from Jallow. No one has lived in this castle for three hundred years and it is a ruin now.
    The Normans built it very long ago. For hundreds of years it has not been inhabited.
    It is said that a long time ago a man lived ther with his wife and children. One day during the Crommwelllian Wars a troop of English soldiers were passing along and they attacked the castle. The owner and his wife tried to escape. There was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ann Coghlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mrs Feeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford