School: Doire Clathach (Derryclough), Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 11931)
- Location:
- Derryclogh Lower, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Éamonn Mac Firbisigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0300, Page 158
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- (continued from previous page)two active members of the Republican Army who had been despatched by a commanding officer to observe the movements of the Black and Tans were seated within the ruins of Saint Finbar's Church.
One was soon fast asleep underneath a palm tree. Just at midnight so the local story goes, a mysterious light shone, and the other found himself confronted with a vested Priest who exclaimed "Will anybody serve my Mass. On being answered in the affirmative the Priest at once began his Mass, while the youth forgot his vigil of the Black and Tans, and with bowed head served the Mass for the vested Priest.
When the Mass was ended the Celebrant bestowed(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eamonn Mac Firbisig
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drimoleague, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Timothy Mc Carthy Collins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrynagree East, Co. Cork
