School: Cronaghbois (roll number 2658)
- Location:
- Crannogeboy, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Beirn
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“Long ago in the penal days a priest used to say mass at a little Altar at the "Coill" near Killsteward.”
Long ago in the penal days a priest used to say mass at a little Altar at the "Coill" near Killsteward. The Major who was living at Woodhill asked a non-Catholic to break the Altar-stone and he would give him a pound. But he refused. The Major said that he would get a Catholic to break it.
He went to a Catholic whose name was O'Gara and asked him to break the stone and said he would give him a pound. So he broke the stone and got the pound.
When the priest came to say mass next day he found the Altar-stone broken. He asked who did it and was told.(continues on next page)- Informant
- Thomas Carlin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ardara, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- John Carlin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Ardara, Co. Donegal