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   Ruins - Ballaigne Castle. Ballaigne castle is situated two and a half miles from the village of Ardagh, in the barony of shanid. One mile from my house in Graguae. It was build by the Geraldines of Munster. It stands in a hollow, and is about sixty feet high. There are no windows in the castle, only slits about a foot high, and six inches wide, and are about seven feet from the ground. When one enters the doorway, he or she sees the sign of the tar over the lentil of the door of the banqueting hall, because the Geraldines always used tar on the heads of their enemies, whom they had first invited to feast. When they were going in or coming out, tar was poured on them. On the left, as one goes in, is the stairway. Half way up the stairs is a landing. On this landing there is a hole in the wall through

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John O' Farrell

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   13

   Address

   Graigoor, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   Michael Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   45

   Occupation

   Herd

   Address

   Ballyneety, Co. Limerick