School: Largy (roll number 10509)
- Location:
- Largy, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Tadhg Mac Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 274
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- (continued from previous page)side in Lechanarainey at a rock called Poll a Cair. At the present day, the stone table can still be seen there, that served as the altar where the priest offered up Mass. If the priest could not come to the Mass Rock the people would assemble and say the Rosary. But the old people or those who were sick and would not be able to go to the Mass Rock, would kneel on their own cabin floors and say the Rosary. In this Mass Rock in Lechanarainey there were two small triangular places cut into the Rock for holding the cruets and other altar requisites. The priest-hunters never captured a priest in this parish, as no one betrayed him. In some parts of Ireland(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maggie Malaniff
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- James Rooney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Largy, Co. Leitrim
