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School: Inch Island

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Carrickanee, Co. Donegal
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Pádraig S. Mac Fhinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 102

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    Local Castle.
    There is a castle in the district, it was built by the O Doherties. It was built of huge stones and lime which was mixed with goats milk. It was about five hundred and eight years of age. The last person to live in the castle was a woman named Fanny McCloskey who kept a shebeen. There was a forge also and all the people of the district came to it. It was situated on the town land of
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hugh Mc Ginley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlequarter, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Patrict Green
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    92
    Address
    Castlequarter, Co. Donegal