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School: Poor Clares' Convent, Cavan

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Cavan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. Carmel
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 124

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  1. Fleming's Folly

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    Flemings Folly is situated on the Belville mountain convenient to the town of Ballinagh and overlooking Crossdoney. It was built by a man named James Fleming from which it originally got its name, in the year 1803. This man lived in the townland of Belville and was a substantial farmer. He formed an opinion he would build a high tower from which he could see the ships sail on the sea. It is built with stones and lime and sand. He raised the stones in a quarry which now forms a little lake convenient to where the folly now stands.
    He burned a kiln of lime
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Smith
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Aghnaglogh, Co. Cavan