School: Cliffoney (B.) (roll number 13882)
- Location:
- Cliffony, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Patrick Mc Hugh
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- Long ago when Priests were hunted like the wolves and the same price was paid for the head of a Priest as that of a wolf, they had to say Mass in barns and byres and in every possible hiding or secret place.
A man named Thomas Mc Garrigle, who lived in the townland of Creevymore, Parish of Ahamlish, Barony of Carbury, Co Sligo gave his barn to a Priest to say Mass in.
Some spy or bad-minded person who heard about it, ran off and told the soldiers.
Immediately they hurried to Mc Garrigle's barn and put the priest to death. Then they killed the owner
- Collector
- Patrick Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Cliffony, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- John Meehan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Creevykeel, Co. Sligo
