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School: Athea (roll number 15686)

Location:
Athea, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Mrs M. Danaher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0486, Page 088

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    A Religious Story
    In the townland of Temple Athea not far from this school there is a cave in which mass used to be said in the Penal Days.
    Mass used to be said in this cave after the monastery in Temple Athea had been banned by Murcada Totain under Cromwell's forces in sixteen fifty two or by Queen Elizabeth's forces in sixteen forty seven.
    It is supposed that Bishop De Lacey's mother used to go to hear mass in this cave about the year.
    On her way to mass she had to cross the river Galey and it is said that men used to take her across on their backs over the stepping stones as there was no
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín De Stach
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athea Upper, Co. Limerick