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School: Palmerstown (roll number 14080)

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Palmerston, Co. Dublin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0795, Page 054

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    The ruins of this ancient castle are to be seen in a field at Irishtown. It is believed that the castle was built by the Normans. The field on which it was built is called the castle field.
    The Normans fought a battle there with the Irish. The field in which the battle was fought is called the "man of war", another field is called the "moors", another the moate field.
    There is also an old cemetery where those who fell in the battle are buried.
    Description of Castle
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Irishtown, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Francis Hughes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Woodfarm, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    J. Hughes
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Woodfarm, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Michael Hughes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Woodfarm, Co. Dublin