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Memorial stone in Castleforbes Demesne

Memorial stone
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Over the entrance gateway to the rose garden, to the W of the19th-century house ‘Castle Forbes’. This inscribed stone dated 1567 records the capture by Sir Henry Sidney of 'the great rebel Shane O'Nele', who was brought 'in Subjection to the Crown of England to the Great Joyie of the Realm' (Casey and Rowan 1993, 193). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 June 2013

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