School: Scoil na mBráthar, Portlaoighse
- Location:
- Port Laoise, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Br. Frampton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0834, Page 313
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- About two miles to South of Portlaoighise there is a place called Ballycarney. In this place years ago Cromewell planted a man named Cassan. This man evicted all small holders out of their homes took to himself their lands making of them the Cassan Estate. On this estate there is a pit known as the Mass pit where all these poor people had to hear mass during the penal days. There is a big tree formerly known as the watch tree. There is a flat surface of wood known as the altar. The Mass path is to be seen yet
- Collector
- S. Dunne
- Address
- Meelick, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Dunne
- Relation
- Parent
- Address
- Meelick, Co. Laois
