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School: Ballycloghan, Ardagh (roll number 9827)

Location:
Ballycloghan, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Mary Ledwith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 097

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    there is a winding stone stairs leading from the interior to the top. There is a great view from the top of the hill on which the ruin is. The walls of the ruin are several feet in thickness and the floors are of stone. It is said that a chieftains son loved Bri the daughter of a Chief who lived on this hill. He came with his servants to her father and asked her in marriage. He refused to give her to him and they fought. Bri left her father's palace and went to the interior of the mountain. She returned soon after but she died of a broken heart and the mountain became known as Bri-Leith. However during the past century it became known as castlerea, and many people go to see its ruins
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garrycam, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Patrick Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Garrycam, Co. Longford