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School: Drogheda, Christian Bros. (roll number 16718)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Br. Ó Reachtabhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 294

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  1. Penal Days

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    This story is about a cave called the Priests cave. This is an opening in the rocks out on Clogher Head, and can only be reached when the tide is out. In it the rocks form a kind of Altar and in the Penal days Mass was celebrated there. There is an underground passage between this cave and a hill called "Castlego Hill" about two miles inland. It is said that the people and the Priest used reach the cave by this underground passage
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Williams
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    George's Street, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Williams
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    George's Street, Co. Louth