School: Cluain na gCorp (Cloneyharp) (roll number 1706)

Location:
Clonyharp, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire Ní Chinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0583, Page 058

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0583, Page 058

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  1. There is an old castle in Drombane. There was a man hanged there long ago. There is a big flag in the ground in the middle of the castle. There is supposed to be some money under this flag. Some time ago people went into the castle to search for the money, they were hunted by some dark object making terrible noise. They went twice bu they were hunted the same way each time. There is an old castle in Cloneyharp which to the O Dwyres of Kilnamanag. This castle was knocked by Cromwell in the sixteenth century. There is an old chapel in Clogher. This is the way it was closed. There was a man killed at the door and the priests did not say Mass there any more. Cromwell knocked it.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumbane, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    John Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumbane, Co. Tipperary