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School: Dromiskin (B.), Dundalk (roll number 837)

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Dromiskin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Jas. Morgan
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    as Milltown Castle or to the local people as Byrne's Castle. The name Byrne is attributed to the fact that a man named Byrne is the present day owner of both it and its adjoining land. It is in a fine state of preservation and its preservation internally is due to the fact that until recently Mr Byrne's house (which adjoins the castle) was joined to the castle by a doorway and both were used as the one building. It is narrow in proportion to it's height and possesses round corner towers.
    The shape of the castle suggests an Anglo-Norman Keep and as the Anglo-Normans passed in their
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