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School: The Rower (B.), Inistioge (roll number 15160)

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The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Risteárd Ó Cuirrín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 084

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    In the Penal Times when priest were forbidden to say Mass publicly, they had to say it secretly. At that time all the people of Carrenroe and the district around it, used to gather together in one of our fields, beneath the shade of an old oak tree, and Mass was celebrated there. The name of the priest is unknown. The field got its name from that, Bán-á-Teampall, or The field of the Church, because it is said that after a while a log hut that served the purpose of a Church was erected under the oak tree.
    Mass was said in Bolger's house in Ballinbarna in the Penal Times also. It used to be said in an old cave, which can still be seen. Some say that the sacred vessels can still be seen, as well as many sets of vestments.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Lyng
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Lyng
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54