School: Rathanna, Borris
- Location:
- Rathanna, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: D. Eustace
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 232
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- Penal Times In the time of the Penal laws priests were not only not allowed to say Mass. But were themselves hunted and a price placed on their heads. For this reason they found it necessary to say Mass in secret places. One of these places in this [in this] district is still pointed out and still called "Church Field". This field belongs to Mr. A Rice of Ballinvalley, Borris and is about two miles from Rathanna School. A slight eminence crowned by a rock in the field is still called the mass Rock. And was the alter on which Mass was said by a bishop named Dr Byrne. A laneway or Mass Path still leads(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Lawlor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Barnahaskin, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Mr Laurence Lawlor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Barnahaskin, Co. Carlow
