School: Corra Cluana (roll number 14054)
- Location:
- Corracloona, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Caomháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0193, Page 353
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- (continued from previous page)the district made a byre up to the mass rock in such a way that the Mass rock formed a gable for the byre. He then put his cattle in it. They all died in a short time.
- The old people used to travel in frost and snow to find the place where the priest was going to say Mass. In case of danger, the priests used to hide in caves. In the townland of Tullintaggant, Kiltycloghen there is a Mass Rock.
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- Collector
- Sally Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Laghty Barr, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Michael J Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Laghty Barr, Co. Leitrim
Famous Men
“Corranmore is mentioned in a song about Easter Week compose to the memory of Seán McDermott...”
Corranmore is mentioned in a song about Easter Week composed to the memory of Seán McDermot, a native of this district and a former pupil of Corracloon N.S. The song(continues on next page)
