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Ballaghbehy North, Co. Limerick
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    On the side of the hill above Ashford there is a certain spot which is said to be connected with the Penal Laws. Tradition has it that in those days a priest named Fr Scanlan used to celebrate mass there. He got an altar cut out on the rock and great numbers flocked there to hear mass.
    While the priest read mass some of the people when to the top of the hill to watch lest the English would come and murder them. He was often hunted from there.
    On one occasion he took the chalice with him and hid it. As he was on is journey he hid it, and it was found in the townland of Glenquin by a man making a ditch.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Timothy Doody
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballaghbehy, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Eillen Doody
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76