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School: Achadh Mín, Dundalk (roll number 3407)

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Aghameen, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Bean Uí Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0660, Page 054

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    The Mass Rock
    12th 11-31
    About a mile from this school there is a big rock and it is known among the people of the neighbourhood as "the mass rock". It is said that long, long ago in the penal times a priest used to say mass there and the rock was his altar.
    There was a slight hollow in the centre of the rock, and it is said that it was in this hollow the priest used to stand the chalice.
    The place where the rock is situated is called the Long Woman's Grave it is a bleak lonely spot between two mountains on the out-skirts of Omeath.
    Moira Rice
    Given by - Mrs John Rice
    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
    Moira Rice
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs John Rice
    Gender
    Female