School: Ballygibbon, Baile Mhistéala

Location:
Ballygiblin, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Riagain
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    himfrom his ancestors The White Knight of Kilbehenny. He was the only one of his family to hold that castle and with the exception of a grandson who survived him and held that title for four years only, he was the last White Knight
    In 1649 in that drive from Youghal, Kilbehenny castle was captured by Cromwell and suffered the same fate as the other castles int hat district. It was never re-built.
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