School: Piercetown (B.) (roll number 4990)
- Location:
- Piercetown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Maitiú Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0879, Page 276
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- (continued from previous page)said that his life blood dyed the stones at the bottom of the river and it is to been seen at the present day.Near the Big Cross about a mile from the school we had an example of the wooden hut. It was a small building just able to hold the priest and the servers. The congregation knelt outside in the mud on cushions or o bundles of straw.Dr Poole a Quaker who lived in Killiane happened to be passing one day while Mass was being celebrated. On beholding the poorness of the place he was deeply moved. He gave a grant of money and a site to build a church. One was erected in Kilmacree. Father Kelly was the priest there. The church is standing still. Part of the roof on the west end has fallen in. Inside the chapel, door a large cross is standing, firmly embedded in the ground.
People who visit the chapel bring away a piece of this cross. It is said to be a cure for sore eyes and toothache.
- Collector
- Peter Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyfinoge Great, Co. Wexford
