School: Riverstown 2
- Location:
- Riverstown, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Áine Ní Pheadair
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- There are the ruins of an old castle in Behey, Drumfin, Ballymote, Co Sligo, it belonged to the O'Connors, kings of Connaught.
It is in the Parish of Riverstown barony of Tirerrill and County of Sligo. It is three or four storeys high and at the top of the walls holes can be seen right down almost to the bottom. Half way down in these are flags, there are wall flowers growing on the flags.
The walls are seven fee in breadth. There is one ornamental stone built in a house beside the castle, with a little red man carved on it. There was an old woman the name of Greene living near the castle. She dreamed several times that there was money hidden beside it. She dreamed that(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Ingram
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Redfield, Co. Sligo
