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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0802, Page 063

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    (continued from previous page)
    or the castle of the Island. In the 14th century the O'Dempsey clan succeeded in capturing Lea castle but it was retaken by the Fitzgeralds after the lapse of over a century,for we are told that it was reckoned to be one of the six best castles belonging to the great Earl of Kildare who furnished it with guns and ammunition. During the war of the Forties Lea castle was garrisoned by the confederate Catholics and it is said that Owen Roe O' Neill lodged there on his way to Kilkenny.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sighle Ni hAnnluin
    Gender
    Female