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School: Lios Uí Bhigín (B.) (roll number 8791)

Location:
Lios Uí Bhigín, Co. Chiarraí
Teacher:
Séamus P. Ó Raghallaigh
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    The Castle Height - The Castle
    The road from Cork to Killarney meets the Mallow road about a hundred yards to the the west of the school about a mile to the west of this there is a steep hill called the Castle Height. On the right hand side of the road stands a big tall house which people call the Castle. The lower part is like a castle, having towers and battlements. The upper part is a tall three-storeyed building.
    It was built many years ago by an ex-army officer Col. Curtayne who spent most of this time in India. He built the house after the style of Indian
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    An Claisín, Co. Chiarraí
    Collector
    Pat Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Claisín, Co. Chiarraí