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School: Ballygibbon, Baile Mhistéala

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Ballygiblin, Co. Cork
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Domhnall Ó Riagain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0376, Page 163

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  1. Caherdrinny - Cathair Druinne (continued)

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    tower of Cathair Druinne about four miles southwards from Mitchelstown.
    That it sands on an eminence far removed from a water supply on the confines of the territory of clan Gibbon would seem to suggest that it was little more than a watch tower of the White Knight over the adjacent lands of the Roches
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  2. An Old Story in Connection with Cathair Druinne

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    On one occasion a young son was born to the Lord of Mitchelstown. A witch foretold the death of the child by drowning. To obviate the ill-omened prediction the lord had a castle erected on Cathair Druinne at a considerable
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