School: Dumha-chaisil

Location:
Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 201

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 201

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  1. A short distance to the north-west of this school stand the ruins of an old castle. It is built on the land of John Keleher and it is from it the surrounding district, Doocastle, gets its name.
    It is said that the
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank O' Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doobeg, Co. Sligo