School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown
- Location:
- Kilmaganny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: C. Ó Hurdail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 355
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- There is an old castle in Currahill, in the parish of Dunnamaggan, in the barony of Kells, Co. Kilkenny. The Butlers of Currahill built it & it was besieged in the year 1691 by the Williamites. There is no dungeon in the castle.
- The castle in Currahill is connected with one in Clune by means of an underground passage. The former was attacked & half knocked at one time. A man named Mc Kenna jumped from the top & was killed.
- A castle, built by the Normans on Mr Butler's land, is two fields in from the road leading to Windgap. A dyke was built round it & a draw-bridge allowed the people in & out.
At the top of the castle are trap-doors from which people were dropped to death. There is one place called "Molly the Spinners Room" where people were kept prisoners. - Collector
- Patrick Noonan
- Gender
- Male
- Currahill Castle - there are three trap doors, with an iron bar going across one of them for tying a rope with which to hang people.(continues on next page)
