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School: Dunally (roll number 12752)

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Florence Egan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0160, Page 099

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    About a mile north of Sligo town, stands Cope mountain, or as it is commonly called "Castlegall mountain". Stood the old castle to the south side of it, on the west side facing the sea an old road runs up the side of the mountain, this is called "Cannon road". This road continues on the top of the mountain towards Manorhamilton. To the north side of the mt facing Glencar lake is a steep cliff which is known as the Protestant Fall. It is so called because a large number of Protestants military attached to Hamiltons command who were after burning Sligo town are supposed to have jumped over this cliff in the dark. It happened that they engaged a man named McSharry
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Hargadon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilsellagh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Rooney
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    87
    Address
    Kilsellagh, Co. Sligo