School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cinn Mhara
- Location:
- Kinvarra, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0049, Page 0115
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- There were certain laws put on the Irish by the English called penal laws. They were very cruel laws and the Irish people were put down as much as could be. Kinvara came under the rigour of the penal laws as well as every town and city in Ireland, because in a place called "Poll na gleann" a mass rock is visible.
This is a huge rock from which service was paid to God and on which mass was offered. While mass was going on boys from the neighbourhood had to keep watch on their enemies the English. Several paths are to be seen leading to the rock on which the people walked when they came to mass. There is also a stile to be seen quite close to the rock. It was over this stile the priests used leap when they were coming to say mass or returning.
There is a cave to be seen beside the mass rock. It was there that the priest used hide when the watch boys give the command that the English(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Leary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kinvarra, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Patrick O' Leary
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Oibrí
- Address
- Kinvarra, Co. Galway
