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School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 356

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  1. My Home District (continued)

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    in Cloneymore. St. Lawrence's Well is in it. There is a bush near it, and another wood also. There is supposed to be fairies living in it.
    There are a few ruins in it. There are songs about the bog of Rathmore. There were more houses in Cloneymore in former times. There are a few new houses in it.
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  2. Local Ruins

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    There is a ruined castle in Cloneymore. It is called the Rathmore castle. Oliver Plunkett used to live there. It is a very big one. Oliver Cromwell knocked it down. The ruins of it are in it yet. It is a very old castle. It is in the parish of Athboy in the townland of Cloneymore.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    K. Murray
    Informant
    M. Murray
    Age
    c. 45
    Address
    Clonymore, Co. Meath