School: Rathdowney (B.) (roll number 15595)
- Location:
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Peter Hegarty
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- About 250 years ago there was a mass stone in Knockeil. One morning as a priest was saying mass there, the English soldiers shot him and the congregation took his body away.
The stone can be seen there yet by everyone and the stains of the blood where the priest was killed can be seen also.(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Murtagh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Bridie Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 18
- Address
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois