School: Brownstown (B.), Curragh Camp (roll number 16302)
- Location:
- Brownstown Upper, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Michael Ó Comhraidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0777, Page 003
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- During the Penal Days the priest had to offer Mass in the hills and fields. One day after the priest had said Mass at Bull Hill one of the people asked him where he would say the next Mass. The priest pointing said he would say it in that Sunny Croft beyond, and when a Church was built on the spot it was called Suncroft.
Séan Garrett
13 yrs.
November 1937
(Told by his grandmother Mrs. Cush, aged about 80, a native of Co. Down)In the rebellion of 1798 there was a battle fought over at Conlan’s sandpit.
Séan Garrett
(above)
November 1937
(obtained from same source)
- Collector
- Seán Garret
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Mrs Bush
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 80
