School: Srónaill (Shronell) (roll number 15008)

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   “About three hundred years ago there was no Parish of Lattin there.”

   

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   About one hundred years ago there was no Parish of Lattin there. They were only the Parish of Shronell and Mount Bruis. They were no Churces o Catholic Schools at that time, Father Enright used be going back to Lattin saying Mass, he had no one to answer the Mass for him. One day he was saying Mass he asked all the women no were they able to serve Mass but none of them were not able. He send for Blind William Heffernen and he came, they were just in the middle of the Mass when in came flogging Fitzgerald and his soldiers with him. They surrunded the Chapel and Fitzgerald came in and he said to the priest who is this fellow with you Blind William spoke up and said he was able to speak for himself and he told them who he was, William prayed in Latin that Fitzgerald would get a bad death and that everyone like him would be swept out of Ireland and Fitzgerald went out the Mass in Lattin was nevr touched after.

   In Ireland in 1743 the people hoped that there would be a rising in Ireland. John Damer knew that Liam Dall Heffernen was advising the people to rebel, and he send for Liam Dall. Damer said to him that he was giving him a guide, the guide was a spy. Liam Dall was in dread that Damer would put him to jail, the why Damer was giving Liam Dall a guide because the guide would tell him everything Liam Dall would

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   Language

   English

   Informant

   L. O' Cathain

   Gender

   Male