School: Clochar (roll number 13296)
- Location:
- Inishkeel, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Giolla Bhríghde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1049, Page 62
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- (continued from previous page)The labourer sold it to a gentleman for £5 who presented it to the Dublin museum where it is preserved to this day.
In the townland of Kilclooney there is a dolmen which stand on three upright stones. The top stone which weighs 32 tons is triangular in shape.
In the town land of Drumboughill there is a lake by the name of ‘Lough a doon’. This lake derives its name from an old fort which is situated on one of its many islands. This fort is surrounded by a high wall and is only about 20 feet off the main land.
This fort, it is said belonged to King O’ Boyle who had his residence(continues on next page)
