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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 379

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    identify him.
    One man called Sean an tSagart ? was in this area spying on the priests. In this district mass was said on the side of a hill in Paire Dearg. The stones and the path leading to it can be seen on the present day. A priest was killed in that place and many people also, in 1822 by Sean an tSagart. The mounds which are believed to be their graves can be seen yet.
    Mass was said in the houses that were built in secret places in the Penal Days.
    when a Catholic died, a priest if he was in the neighbourhood would say Mass in the house at midnight. A stone gable in
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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
    Frank Kirrane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonbulban, Co. Mayo