School: Aonach Urmhumhan, Clochar na Trócaire
- Location:
- Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. Celestine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 334
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“Long ago in the penal day's priests were forbidden to say Mass except when said in secret on lonely mountains and valleys.”
Long ago in the penal day.s priests were forbidden to say Mass exceot when said in secret on the lonely mountains and valleys.
One day in the year a priest names Father Cleary was coming to say Mass on the Urra Rock. While he was waiting in secret to say it he was spied upon by the English. When the people saw the priest dead they were greatly astonished and alarmed.
It is said that he had been foretold of his death in a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Breada Fennessy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Gortnaskehy, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr P. Fennessey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Gortnaskehy, Co. Tipperary