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School: An Clochar, Cara Droma Ruisc

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Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0209, Page 312

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  1. Historical Tradition of Carrick-on-Shannon (continued)

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    18. Lough Scur.
    About half mile from the village of Ceshcarrigan is situated the far-famed Lough Scur, which was once the seat of Mc Reynolds Castle. It also contains the ruins of an old jail. There is a cromlech on the side of the road about a mile from Keshcarrigan. In the Mc Reynold's time people were hanged in the old jail. Mc Reynolds was killed by a soldier from Longford in retaliation for the murder of his sister by Mc Reynolds.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon