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School: Streamstown (roll number 15291)

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Streamstown, Co. Westmeath
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S. Garland
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 237

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    Then the Colonel said that he would not interfere with the castle, but that all he wanted was food and drink. The steward let Reynolds and his soldiers in but when they got in, they attacked the castle and killed several defenceless people and carried away much gold and silver.
    The windows are about five feet high and about a foot wide on the outside. They were made in this way so that the garrison could attack the enemy.
    There is a little cell in a corner of one of the rooms and people say that if two prisoners were found that were bitter enemies of each other, they would be put into this cell and allowed to fight will one killed
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Joe Keegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lurrig, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Joe Gray
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Killard, Co. Westmeath