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    During the eighteenth century people were in a very bad way, because in that time people were not allowed to go to Mass or to attend pious meetings. The priest used to have to say Mass in a cave or under the shelter of a hedge or a bush, and the people used to have to hide their beads outside under a stone beside their hiding places. If any Catholic or priest was caught the soldiers would kill them. The good Protestants used to hide the Catholics and priests, to prevent the soldiers from getting them. One thing they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anthony Delany
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Westmanstown, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Doyle
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Westmanstown, Co. Dublin