School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cinn Mhara
- Location:
- Kinvarra, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0049, Page 0129
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- In The Penal Times 22-2-1938There were laws in Ireland long ago called Penal Laws. They were very hard laws. The Penal Laws were also in force in Kinvara.
There are a few Mass rocks to be seen in a place called Dooras about a few miles from Kinvara. There is a path to be seen near the place and it is along this path that the people used to walk on coming to and going from mass. There is also a big cave to be seen on the side on one of the rocks in which the priests hid from the English when they were on there track. There is also a stile to be seen there over which the priests used to leap when they wanted to get away from their enemies.
There is also a ruin of an old church to be seen where the mass rock is. There is also a big height beside the place on top of which people used watch fearing the English would come. The Penal times will be forever remembered(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Crissey Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kinvarra, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Patrick Leary
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Oibrí
- Address
- Glen Lough, Co. Westmeath / Co. Longford
