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School: Fothar (roll number 16903)

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Faugher, Co. Donegal
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Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1077, Page 133

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    chief who lived in Faugher castle. He was engaged to McMurrough daughter and they used to go out every evening on a pleasure boat on Ards strand. But McMurrough heard she was engaged to O'Boyle. So he awaited young O'Boyle and took him and murdered him in front of the castle, McMurroughs daughter seeing this, leaped from the top storey of the castle and killed herself.
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    There are two castles in this district. There were people murdered at Doe Castle. There are ordinary doors in the castles. There were (made) no attacks made at Doe Castle. A man named
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary J. Mc Gee
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockduff, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Henry Mc Gee
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Knockduff, Co. Donegal