School: Caisleán Gael (roll number 15337)
- Location:
- Castlegal, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: M. Ó Tiománaidhe
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- (continued from previous page)but many attempts to find it were made before success was attained. + IHS
Mary McNulty, the finder, is 96 years of age, since Jan. 10th 1938. When found it was moss covered and when cleaned the letters I.H.S. were brought to light. here is her story.
When mass was read here, Tawley was owned by a man called Dixon, whose wife was a devout Catholic. Her name was Mary Balcon.
She was a true Catholic, and at the time priests were scarce so she kept one in her own house to celebrate mass for herself and servants and her tenants. While alive there was no disturbances but when she died, the priest had to fly.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peter Teyhan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawly, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mary Mc Nulty
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 96
- Address
- Tawly, Co. Leitrim
