School: Gleann Dubh (roll number 16032)
- Location:
- Carnagh West, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0266, Page 293
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- In the reign of Queen Elizabeth a man got a grant of land around Lough Ree. He chose a hill overlooking Lough Ree for the place of his residence. The man's name was O'Farrell but he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth and changed his name to Sir Arthur Shane. A broad avenue led from the house down to Lough Ree but the avenue to the road was a lot narrower. We can see by the ruins that the residence must have been a very big place and it was connected to smaller buildings near the lake. Sir Arthur Shane had a brewery and a malt house also.
The rich men of that time had no respect for the peasantry and an old man in the village(continues on next page)
