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School: Drumfries (roll number 1572)

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Drumfree, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
P. E. Ó Dubhthaigh
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  1. The Mass Rock

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    There is a rock in Glassmullin on which Mass was said in the Penal Days.
    Glassmullin lies west of the main road leading from Buncrana to Clonmany.
    This rock is not like any other rock. In the middle of it there is a crack or split. It is up on the mountain-side.
    Very few people knew about this rock up to the present. A priest from our parish (had) paid it a visit. There is a cross on it, and a great view from
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Mc Carron
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meenadiff, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Hugh Barr
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 72
    Address
    Meenadiff, Co. Donegal