From the local signage
"for centuries Donohill was where the meal for the surrounding countryside was stored in a tower on the site of this fort. This precious grain was guarded by the O'Dwyers on whose land the fort was on. On their march to Leitrim, O'Sullivan Beare's soldiers, facing starvation, stormed the tower and succeeded in overpowering the O'Dwyers".
From Bantry Bay to Leitrum by Sommerville-Large pg 153
"There was one more sharp engagement before O'Sullivan reached the shelter of the hills. The O'Dwyers and the O'Ryans made a half-hearted effort to block the trail, but when the men from Beare advanced, they retreated "stricken with fear".
The picturesque graveyard across the road from the Motte where the famous Dan Breen is buried.
A really well researched and presented sign on the Beara Breifne way, I hope it is still in good condition.
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