School: Loch an Toirc (roll number 9584)
- Location:
- Loughatorick South, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhuirgheasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0050, Page 0246
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- There are the ruins of an old chapel in cruckanac.
It was built about too hundred years ago. It is at the back of William Dolans.
It was an old thatched cabin the remains of the altar are still to had but no sight of the cabin.
They used to say mass in it and there were steps going up to the altar.
There used to be about 40 people going to mass there.
There is nothing but stons and green grass around it.
The chapel had no windows in it the had a rude hole in the wall here and there. There is a heathy hill at the back of the chapel.
It is situated near the road. it is about one hundred years ago since the last mass was said in it.
- Collector
- Martin Gildea
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Toorleitra, Co. Galway
- Informant
- John Hallorn
- Gender
- Male
