School: Ballymore (B.) (roll number 7443)
- Location:
- Ballymore, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P.J. Cooney
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Mass Rock.
The hill of Mullaghcloe stands on the East shore of Lough Seudy and commands a magnificent view of the surrounding country. It was at one time apparently covered with trees. At its base in a lonely secluded spot, shaded by old trees and hawthorns is a sort of grotto. It is sometimes called a chapel and in it there is an old altar stone with the following inscription:
Me Fieri Fecit Joannes
Dalton. Sacerdos
29 Aug
Anno Domini 1689
Two old thorn trees have grown over the stone and have formed a little arbour.
There is a tradition among the people that Father Dalton frequently celebrated Mass with this rock as an altar in the Penal Days.
