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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0745, Page 170

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  1. My Home District (continued)

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    The land is very boggy and hilly, in the days gone by they served as good military positions. And when the English fled into the bog called the red bog and disappeared. There are a few ruins of castles around this district.
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  2. A Story with Connection with this District

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    There are many interesting places around this district. One of them being a castle in Mountemple called Donegan.
    This castle was owned by the Holmes.
    Once when these people were absent from the castle it was burnt to the ground and when they arrived home, their castle was in ashed.
    Many were suspected for this burning but no one was found guilty. Two brothers were hanged for it but they were innocent. They were hanged on the little hill opposite the castle.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Daisy Lynam
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moate, Co. Westmeath