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School: Lisdowney, Ballyragget

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Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny
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Bean Uí Mheachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0868, Page 137

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    In the townland of Balleen in the parish of Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny there is a castle which is commonly known as Balleen Castle. The building of this castle was never completed and on account of this it was never inhabited. The story is told that when the tradesmen were building it a raven flew over their hands and dropped a note on which was written that the building of the castle should go no further as the Lord of Balleen was already a doomed man. The workmen seeing this went from the castle and it was never completed afterwards.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Downey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny