School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)
- Location:
- Droichead an Chaisleáin, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Mrs E. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0884, Page 132
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- In this district there are many places still spoken of in connection with the Penal Times.
There is a field just outside this village called "The Chapel Hole Field". It got this name because in the Penal Times Mass used to be said there in a hollow part of the field.
The Priest who used to say Mass at that time here was a Father Whitty.
He also used to go over to Saunderscourt and to Screen to say Mass.
At that time Priests used to go(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Evelyn Shortall
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Droichead an Chaisleáin, Co. Loch Garman
- Informant
- Mr James Flood
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 77
- Address
- Baile an Tromáin, Co. Loch Garman
