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1. The Mass Rock

   

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   There is a Mass Rock in the village of Cuingmore. A strange story is told about it. Once upon a time when the red caps were after the Priests a Catholic girl was attending Mass one day she heard that the soldiers were after the Priest. When the soldiers came along she spied on the Priest. The priest went to some rock to hide on the soldiers. He met a rock in our field and he went into the rock to hide. There are two big stones standing straight about twelve feet apart with one flat stone over them all. Nine or ten people could fit within inside the stones. There are two seats inside with a division between the two seats. The sign of the cross is carved on the inside of the north gable. The priest hid inside the two rocks but the soldiers did not find him.

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   Topics

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. penal times (~4,335)
   2. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Winnie Mc Hale

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cuing More, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Richard Mc Hale

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   87

   Address

   Cuing More, Co. Mayo