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   own grounds (about two acres) and commanded an entire view of the whole country side for miles around. It was called Rutland Barracks after the Duke of Rutland, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The Barracks contained [?] large rooms, and there was a separate turf yard at the side surrounded, by a wall [?] feet long and [?] high. The stones used for the erection of the wall were quarried by a local man at bun na Saigdiarda a short distance from the Barracks. He got £15 for raising the stones for the turf yard. The outer walls of the main building were strong walls

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Brigid Mc Cole

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Michael Sweeney

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   An Mhín Mhór, Co. Donegal