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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

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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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P a g e | 12OFFALY ROVERS


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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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