School: St Garvan's, Rathmullen

Location:
Rathmullan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus P. Mac Eiteagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1089, Page 178

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  1. Macamish Tower is built on a little bank going out in Lough Swilly. It is a round tower. It was built more than a hundred years ago. The British built it to keep the French out of Lough Swilly. There is an old bridge going out to it.
    During the great war the English had wires across from the tower to Innishowen to keep out the Germans. Some pieces of the wire are still to be seen. The soldiers have left the tower now. The land around it is Eddie Gallagher's
    The British built four defences on the Swilly, one at Dunree, one at Leenan, one on
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Macamish Point, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Willie Shovelin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clondallan, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Patrick Shovelin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clondallan, Co. Donegal