School: Tisrara (C.) (roll number 14930)
- Location:
- Four Roads, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Fhlaithbheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0267, Page 408
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- There was a convent and a Church in Tisrara ruined by Cromwell and now it is a graveyard. There was a Church in Taughboy ruined by Cromwell also. There is a rock near the Cemetry where a priest used to say mass.
- Collector
- Carmel Cummins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Four Roads, Co. Roscommon
- There was a church in Taughboy, and a Convent in Tisrara in the penal times. The ruins are still to be seen. Where the churches were long ago, there are graveyards now.
I never heard anything connected with my district of the penal times. I do not know of anyplace where priests hid. I never heard of a priest to say mass in a house.(continues on next page)
