date -Of his death, but the story was. that he had some business with the authorities in Derry and that he died on his way home, at Kilmacrennan, in great want and misery. His .>on, Donogl:, in- . herited his lands. V THE GREAT FEIS AT DOE CASTLE IN 1905 b the year 1905 there was a :;reat gathering of Gaels at the Castle. I, myself helped to orgt·- nhe the meeting by a'.'ting as its ~£creta1y. The meeting was held o~ a beautiful July d.ay. Thousand> of people from an over the country assembled at Creeslough and hc::ided by Tu.rlough Mac Swee:iey, the famous piper, we marched from Creestough dow~1 through Duntally wood along the aP.cient road to the castle. Piper MacSv.eeney played 'McSwine's March' as we went ·along. The evening's programme c::nsisted of songs and dancing .as well as Gaelic games and competitions and some speeches were delivered. Everybody enjoyed the occa>ion very much. VI PIPER TURLOUGH MacSWEENEY Turlough Ma<'.Sweeney, the piper, was a very interesting man. He w2s tall and powerful and claimed to be a direct descendant of the MacSweeneys of Doe. He w;,s a very famous piper and .won the first prize at the piper.5' competition . held at the World Fair, Chicagn. in 18H6 I k '.leW l':im well.. On .on£. occasion f:e visited Horn Head House and was walking around viewing thi> place when he .w,as accosterl by old Charles F. Stewart-·-a gruff 401. old landlord-who wanted to know what· was his business there. MacSweeney replied that .he just took a walk into Horn Head to view the place that once belonged 1o his ancestors. He put his hand into his pocket and pr:ocluced a document, which proved to be the title deeds -Of the grant of the Horn Head property given to Sir 'Mi:es MacSweeney. StEJw.art r..ad much more respect for MaeSweeney afterwards. TWO TRAGIC ROMANCES ASSOCIATED WITH DOE CASl'!,E I, Tile first story of bro.ken romance was -recorded by -."W. ·H. Floredice," (op. cit.) and as told by the author of "The Family History of Hart of Donegal,1' runs as follows : "Beneath the compartment. 1which has now been converted into a kitchen, was a well. whic'l'; is now filled in,'and was intended to supply .the inhabitants of the castle during a scige. Sir Mulmorcy McSwi.11e being beseiged by Sir Richard Bingley, and believing his nephew, Hugh McSwir2 (who had come to warn him of ti':c treachery of une of the garrison), to be 'himself the traitor, struck at him with an axe. Hui;th's betrothed. Judith ::\frSwii.1e, rushing forward to protect him, received the blo N and staggered back into the well. A, belief pr,~vailed amorigst the country people th t on the .anniversal'Y of Judi h's death her spirit. ar.d that of her murderer glide at mid-night along the battlements of tr e castle- the
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