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Local News
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Gallen CS
Features
Issue 1 November 2011
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USEFUL NUMBERS:
Doctors
USEFUL NUMBERS
Gardai
Ferbane
(090)6454302
Birr District HQ Birr
(057)9169710
Cloghan
(090)6457102
Banagher
(057)9151310
Shannonbridge
(090)9674122
Eddenderry
(046)9731290
Rhode
(046)9737002
Kilcormac
(057)9135002
Doctors
Banagher
Dr Harkings
(057)9151247
Hospitals
MIDOC GP Out of hours
(1850)302702
Midland Regional
Hospital Tullamore
(057)9321501
Portiuncula Hospital
Ballinasloe
(090)9648200
DENTISTS
Ferbane
Localdentist.ie
(090)6453864
Dental Services
Ferbane
Ferbane Co. Offaly
(090)6454915
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BMW Spares & Services24 HR RECOVERY SERVICE
Killanagoony,
Ballinahowen,
Athlone, Co. Offaly
Contact Paul Pigott
Mobile; 087 7801433
Email; [email protected]
ADVERTISING
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Were on our way to Euro 2012. Ol, Ol, Ol
SPORT
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Canadian
Ambassadors Visit
Written by Matthew Murphy
On the 6th
of October, the
Canadian Ambassador, Mr.
Loyola Hearn, visited our
school. He came to visit
because he curious to see
the new school and he wasonce a teacher himself.
When he first arrived, he
came to the TYs we gave a
presentation. We welcomed
him to the school and we
told him about all the
activities we had done and
all the awards our school had
won. He got a tour of the
school and he also visited the
Cluny Suite. As he was
leaving, he commented that
This school and its students
are excellent, so all Gallen
students should be proud of
that.
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Cloghan Castle
Cloghan Castle is said to have been built
originally as a monastery by St. Cronan in600. In 1203 the Normans fortified the
remains of the monastery by building a
defensive wall around it, part of this still
exists.
In 1336 Eoghan O' Madden, conquered
the territory of Lusmagh, he is thought to
have built the present keep. In 1595 the
O' Maddens lost the castle during a siege
which cost 200 lives.
Between 1651 and 1683 Cromwellian
soldiers occupied the castle and added to
it by building two towers. During the
Williamite Wars the Irish Jacobite Army
camped outside the castle in 1689.
Originally the estate was 3,200 acre. It is
now set in 70 acres of beautiful park land
with another 80 acres of ancient
woodland, which is a wildlife sanctuary. It
is the oldest inhabited home in thecountry.
Description and History This well
preserved tower house is a perfectexample of this style of castle. Standing at
roughly 15m in height the castle has all the
basic features of a tower house, The first
floor has collapsed but has been replaced
in recent restoration works. However,
according to the present owner, the stairs
were deliberately destroyed to prevent
people accessing the castle when it was
derelictThe history of this castle is equally as
interesting as the building itself. It was built
by the MacCoughlan clan the late 15th
century and was the first place in Ireland to
practice musketry. The castle passed into
the hands of the Boleyn family. Henry
gave it as a gift to Thomas Boleyn as he
wanted to marry Anne Boleyn. In fact,
cousins of Anne are buried in the grounds
underneath a hawthorn tree. The writing
on the stone has eroded away but may still
be recovered with a rubbing. The
inscription reads: "Here under leys Mary
and Elizabeth Bullen, daughters of Thomas
Bullen, son of George Bullen, son of
Thomas Bullen, Earl of Ormond and
Viscount of Rochford." Luckily this castleescaped the campaign of Cromwell and is
in relatively good condition. The castle did
become ruined but the excellent renovation
work of the present owner is slowly
restoring this castle to its former glory.
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Coole Castle
Coole Castle was built by Sir John
MacCoghlan on the banks of the
Brosna in 1575.
It was the last of the MacCoghlan
castles to be built. He erected it as a
present to his second wife Sabina
O'Dallachain. Formerly there was a
mural slab in the castle with a Latin
inscription translated in English as
"This tower was built by the energy
of Sir John MacCoghlan, K.T. chief of
this Sept at the proper cost of Sabina
O'Dallachain on the condition that
she should have it for her lifetime and
afterwards each of her sons
according to their seniority".
It is unknown where this mural is at
present. In his will in 1590 Sir John
left Coole Castle to his widow. Over
the fireplace, in its original location,
in the topmost room of the castle is a
plaque written in Middle Irish which
reads: SEAGHA MAC OCHL DO
TINDSCAIN O SEO SUAS 1575 (SeanMacCoghlan began this building from
this date 1575)
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A squid has three hearts
A snail has about 25,000 teeth
Plants have the ability to think and feel
Each Year,150 people are killed from falling
coconuts!
The average person walks around the earth
three times throughout their lifetime
Most lipstick contains fish scales!
On average, people fear spiders more than
they do death.
Smelling bananas and/or green apples can
help you lose weight!
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