School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)
- Location:
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: James McCarthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 202
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The old people say that there was a private church on John Ryan's hill, Dromsally, Cappamore, Co. Limerick and the ruins are still to be seen near an old lime kiln that was on the hill. For four long years mass was said in this house, and on Christmas night the people of this house lit a candle at every window. Such was the custom of those times. One Christmas night the pagan soldiers had a march on the Dromsally Road and they saw the candles lighting. They got very vexed and at once leaped over the ditch and up to the light. Two priests were inside preaching. The soldiers at once broke in the door and killed the priests(continues on next page)
