School: Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (B.)

On this page

1. The Hunted Priest (continued)

   

   Share Share Post

   (continued from previous page)

   were no windows allowed in those days) and went after the soldiers. The soldiers were on horseback but the girl knew a short way and got to the house first and told the priest. The yeomen were coming. He went out the back door and went to a bog hole into which he jumped, catching the long grass to keep his head out of the water. After the soldiers had searched the house he escaped, and went away. The neighbours took him out of the boghole, and in doing so he lost his shoe (which was kept for years afterwards by the people). They then made a house for him under a clamp of turf and put him into it. He was there for three weeks. Then one day as one of the neighbours was taking him food he found him dead with the mass book opened in his hands and two candles lighted beside him. They got a coffin and buried him in the old Kilannley Cemetry (Ballina) near the west wall of the old graveyard.

   (continues on next page)

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Paddy Coen

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballina, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Mrs Ruttledge

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Quignashee, Co. Mayo