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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Maghcromtha

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Macroom, Co. Cork
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  2. A Tale of Macroom Castle

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    From the Bogeragh Mountains, swift and impetuous as youth, flows the river Sullane by storied castle and famed battlefield, to join its sister, the Lee, below the quaint old town of Macroom. Quaint indeed it is, and has witnessed many a bloody fray.
    Brin Boru's brave Dalcassians there defeated the combined forces of O'Mahony and his Danish allies. O'Mahony was chief of the Clann O'Mahoney of Bandon, and assisted O'Donovan and O'Malley in the assasination of Brian's brother Mahon. The army of the southern chieftain was cut to pieces, and nothing now remained to mark the scene of
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Siobhán Ní Mhurchadha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilnarovanagh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Seán Ó Conaill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilmichael, Co. Cork