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School: Ráithín, Mainistir Laoighse (roll number 16667)

Location:
Raheen, Co. Laois
Teacher:
C. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0832, Page 161

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    rock or behind a tree and sometimes they said mass down in a deep pit. Any place that the priests used for saying mass was called the massrock or the masspit. The priests of Raheen parish chose the place on top of the hill for saying mass in. Some of the people knelt on top of the ditch watching to see if any soldiers were approaching.
    A man who was coming from town with a young horse had to pass the masspit and as mass was being said a great number of people were kneeling by the roadside and when the horse saw all the people it took fright and ran away
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Raheen, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr J. Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raheen, Co. Laois