School: Beanntraighe (B.) (roll number 15135)

Location:
Bantry, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dr. Mac Carrthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0281, Page 079

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  1. There is an old ruined castle in Reendesert, which was used in the penal times by the English soldiers as a sort of a prison. One room was used as a dungeon and in it people were cruelly treated and put to death. This old room is kept shut up and it is said that a drop of blood can be constantly seen trickling down the wall.
    There is in this room also, a block on which people were beheaded, and it was often thrown out, but to peoples' amazement it was in the room the following day even though the door was locked.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bantry, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs O Donovan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bantry, Co. Cork
  2. Long ago there lived in a part of Cork three brothers and they were very good hunters. One day the eldest of them went out hunting taking with him two dogs and a gun. While he was out it started to rain and seeing a bothán he went over to it
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