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School: Baile na Mín (roll number 14925)

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Ballinameen, Co. Roscommon
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Tomás Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0238, Page 360

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    In Penal Times mass was said in the houses. All the people of that townland would attend. The people paid the priest by giving him oats for his horses in the harvest. He would name a special day and the people would bring the oats to the road, then the priest would have a man with a horse and cart sent around and he would bring them to the priests house. It was the same way in every townland.
    After some time the priest changed the oats to money. This is eversince called oats money. The people pay the priest by giving him oats money and one shilling station money in the harvest.
    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
    Thérèse Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockglass, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Joe Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockglass, Co. Roscommon