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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

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Lankill, Co. Mayo
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Seán Ó Cibhil
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    Penal Days
    Long ago in penal days a parish priest was left in every parish for to read mass. It is said that a priest was saying mass in Pullna-Gun and when he was saying mass he always had peole watching for fear that some people would come and kill him. He was putting up a rock and was preparing for saying mass when his men said to him the people were coming to kill him. The priest said to the men who were going to kill him "Stand ye there" and they could not stir and he went to another hiding place with the watchers after him. The priests never like to be disturbed during mass or any other time. I heard this story
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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
    Kitty Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo