School: Teampoll Árdáin
- Location:
- Templeboy, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Annraoi Ó Néill
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - IV A priest named Fr, Kilmartin lived in the district during the Penal Times. The people erected an Altar for him in a deep hollow near the Knock. he read mass there every Sunday and the people flocked to hear it. One Sunday during Mass a man was seen passing and the people hid behind rocks. He did not notice the people but passed on. The priest finished Mass and all the people returned hom.
On the following Sunday when the people were gathering to Mass they met the same man whose name was McDonagh. He followed them towards the hollow and hid behind the hills. The priest came and said Mass but as he was finishing McDonagh and three other finest hunters arrived and captured him. They took him away behind a high hill and beheaded him. They left his body on(continues on next page)
