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School: Rathdowney (B.) (roll number 15595)

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Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Peter Hegarty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 343

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    My about 4 miles to the south of Rathdowney there is castle called Clonburren abut which the following story is told. One night Strongbow invited the prince of Ossory to a feast in Clonburren castle. He sent a man named Prendergast to invite him. When the prince came he was treated very kindly but Strongbow was planning to kill him. When Prendergast heard of the plot he rushed into the castle and said he would kill the first one that would touch the prince. Then he brought him home to his father who lived in Granstown castle. Granstown is about
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Maher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Middlemount, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr John Bolger
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Middlemount, Co. Laois