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School: Fothanach (roll number 7980)

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Fohanagh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0043, Page 0055

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    3. In Seanbaile there is the ruin of a little castle. It was built by a landowner named Lowe in the year 1797. It was not occupied by soldiers but at that time a lot of hunts were held and this was used as a stand or watch-tower. The date-stone (1797_ is till to be seen in Lisnascreena. In Glenbrock there are the remains of a very large castle. It is about six storeys high and the walls are still in good repair. There is a bell in the castle still and it is used to call the men to work. There are alcoves in the wall inside with little windows for firing through. There the remains of a tower about twenty yards from the castle. It is knocked now but but the wall is still about ten feet high. It was about nine feet in diameter. There is a well about three miles from my village. There are stones there, one with the image of our Lord crucified on it. There are others with writing on them. The land is owned by Sir George Mahon and one of his ancestors had the stones taken away but the stones kept shouting "bring us back" and they never stopped until they were brought back. One time water was drawn from the well but it could not be boiled. The name of the well is St Cuan's Well and every year in the month of October and do Stations. The 15th October is Pattern Day
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Collector
    Jack Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynabanaba, Co. Galway
    Collector
    John Kenny
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Callow, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Patrick Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fohanagh, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Stephen Cahill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisnascreena, Co. Galway