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School: Swords (C.) (roll number 7339)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0788, Page 87

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    Situated near the moat at Knocksheedan there is a lone hawthorn bush, called the Mass Bush.
    In Penal Times the poor hunted priests said Mass here for the sake of the tormented people.
    Holy Banks which is situated on the Broadmeadow river, is another of these noted places, where the priests said mass. When soldiers or any other harmful people were seen aproaching the priests and all the people escaped down the river in boats.
    in a place called Black Bridge on the Broad -
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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
    Phyllis Kerrigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbeal, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    James Kerrigan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathbeal, Co. Dublin