School: Baile na Carraige, Cill Díoma (roll number 11295)
- Location:
- Baile na Carraige, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Gríobhtha
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- (continued from previous page)put it as a corner stone in his cowhouse. It can still be seen.
The ruins of the walls built around the castle can still be seen. There was 1/4 of an acre inside this wall for the soldiers to drill in. The remains of the gallows can still be seen and where those who were hanged fell.
There was an old church in the same townland up to 84 years ago. When Pallaskennry church was built this church was knocked. Even the ruins cannot be seen at present.
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- Collector
- Kathleen Nolan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Richard Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Na Caithríní, Co. Luimnigh
- Shanpallas Castle is situated on a ledge of rock on three sides of which is swampy lands. When the(continues on next page)
