School: Drom Dhá Liag (C.) (roll number 12230)
- Location:
- Drimoleague, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Dhrisceoil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0301, Page 243
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- In the townland of Loughcrut, Drimoleague is a little valley, overlooked from each side by rocky, high ground, overgrown with gorse and holly. On the north side of this, is a cave, connected by a tunnel with a huge stone lios or Ráth in the townland of Acres farther north. Strange to say, nobody can now discover the original entrance to this cave.
One cold Winters night during the Penal Times, about 100 peasants were assembled within the valley, before a Rock, on which a fugitive Priest was very soon to celebrate Mass.
When Mass had ended, the Sacred Vessels, Missal and Vestments were secured in a hand-trunk to be taken to a place of safety by some loyal Catholics. Just then a sentry arrived with news that British Redcoats were approaching swiftly from the South and West.
The Priest turned to the terrified congregation and besought them to keep cool and all would be well. Just as the words were uttered, he beheld a light in the Cliff(continues on next page)
- Collector
- M. O' Driscoll
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Timothy Collins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrynagree East, Co. Cork
