School: Gurteen, Durrow (roll number 7652)
- Location:
- Gorteen, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Ss. de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0830, Page 123
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- There is a mass bush in Newtown in Monahinch bog and it neither withers nor grows. It is said that during the penal days a priest used to come to this bush and say mass.
- There is a field in Ballygarvan in which masses used to be said long ago. It is said that the owner of this field ploughed it one time. The next morning when he went out the field was turned green again the same as if it was never ploughed.
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“There is a mass path in Castigans' field.”
There is a mass path in Castigan's field
There is another mass path in Bolger's field (Cannonswood) - There is a mass bush in Gorman's field. Mass was said at it in the Penal days.
- There is a mass path in Hodgen's field.
