School: Mount Plunkett (roll number 8096)
- Location:
- Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0265, Page 136
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- XML “Old Castles - Saint John's”
- XML “Old Castles - Kilmore”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Kilmore. There is an old castle in Kilmore. It is situated north of Mount Plunkett and east of Carrowndrisha. It was the residence of Sir Arthur Shane, and it was built in the fifteenth century. It was once occupied by a military force.
- Scregg.
There was an old castle in Scregg. It was situated on the summit of a hill convenient to the present Scregg House. It is demolished now and the stones were used to build the present Scregg house.
