‘Our Lady’s Island Castle.’

The Castle stands on the little isle,

By the shore of the tideless lake,

Where ripples in the Summer time,

At eve soft music make.

And close beside that grey old tower,

And close by the waters deep,

A ruined Church all sadly stands,

Where the Lords of the Castle sleep.

The castle referred to in the verse above is the 13^th Century De Lamport’s Castle. On the wall of the assembly hall in Scoil Mhuire we have a mural showing a child’s view of our parish.

In the centre is our parish Church, which is the focal point of our ancient pilgrimage. Behind the Church is De Lamport’s Castle, as mentioned in the poem. On the top right is the windmill in Tacumshin, a historic place in its own right. On the left is Carne and its association with fishing and the sea. One of the main agricultural activities carried on in the parish is potato growing and the harvesting scene on the bottom right represents that.

This mural was painted by the children of 1983-84, under the supervision of an artist.