School: Cill Bhonáin, Droichead na Bandan (roll number 1271)
- Location:
- Kilbonane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0346, Page 112
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- (continued from previous page)Cromwell also attacked the abbey. When Cromwell was tearing down part of the abbey he was attacked by O'Neill.
It is said that the phuca had a gun and that he would shoot those who did not appreciate the value of the castle.
Once, when the castle was being repaired the architect fell from the ladder and was killed. Since then a carving of the man's head is on the side of castle which faces the railway. There are windows shaped like crosses in the northern and southern side of the castle. There are narrow windows for firing lead.
There are very fine ornamented stones in the windows of the "green field". Some of the moat is to be seen at the southern side of the castle. It can't be seen at the northern side because the railway runs where the moat was.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Creed
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aherla More, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Cornelius O Leary
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aherla More, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs J. Creed
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aherla More, Co. Cork
