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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

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Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 222

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    Penal Times
    17th Jan; 1938
    My uncle told me that there is a large rock in Mr Thomas Kelly's field, in the townland of Cloughernal, in the parish of Abbeylara, Co. Longford. It is called "Kelly's Mass Rock" because Mass had often been said behind it during the Penal Days.
    The following story is often told, "One day a woman was passing by this way, and she met six English soldiers. They put her down on her knees, pointed their guns
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr Francis Lynch
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Creevy, Co. Longford