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School: Cill Gharbh, Clanna Caoilte (roll number 10499)

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Kilgarriff, Co. Cork
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Adelaide Mac Carthy
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    “Near Ballineen Co. Cork there is a big rock in a field called the rock of the Mass.”

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    Near Ballineen Co. Cork there is a big rock in a field called the rock of the Mass. Long ago in Ireland in the Penal days the Priest used to say Mass on the rock. The Priest used to hide in the mountains. There was a reward of five pounds for anyone who would bring in the head of a Priest. The soldiers used to hunt the Priests and kill them. The Priests never said Mass in the houses, only out in the open field, or on a mountain.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    3. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Donovan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonakilty, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Donovan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Clonakilty, Co. Cork