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School: An Cluainín Uí Ruairc (C.) (roll number 10945)

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Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
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Charlotte G. Dillon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 086

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 086

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  2. Local Historical Tradition

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    In the light of the setting sun stand the ruins of Sir Frederick Hamilton's castle. He lived in the castle about 300 years ago. He was a very bad man. He killed, men, women, and, children and also nuns and priests. He was a persecutor of Catholics. One night while Sir Frederick Hamilton and his friends were at a feast in the castle O'Ruaric prince of Breffni and his comrades burned the castle to the ground. Sir Frederick Hamilton escaped and it is said that he went Saddle hill and watched the castle burn. Sir Frederick was born in Scotland. The castle was burned in the rebellion of 1641.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
      2. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Flynn
    Gender
    Female