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School: Bilboa (C.) (roll number 15693)

Location:
Béal Átha Bó, Co. Luimnigh
Teacher:
Síle, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 023

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  1. Old Buildings - History of Bilboa Court

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    There lived in Bilboa about 250 years ago a Protestant Dean named Dean Story. He possessed a magnificent mansion built amidst beautiful surroundings.
    It was three storeys high and was built of brick and cut sandstone for the corners. Cut sandstone also surrounded the windows. There was a cellar in the mansion which was arched and roofed with brick. It is said that an underground passage leads from this cellar eastwards for about a mile.
    The surroundings show that Bilboa Court
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Smee
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Duggan
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Béal Átha Bó, Co. Luimnigh