School: Donore (roll number 6668)

Location:
Donore, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Maighréad Nic Eóin
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  1. 28
    The Penal Times
    The fact of a Cross, Candlestick, and Bell being found in the Sheephouse quarry about 35 or 40 years ago by John Farrell, quarryman, makes people believe that Mass must have been said in some of the places in the Sheephouse district already mentioned.
    Peggy McGuiness (Sgoláire)
    Got from John Farrell (aged 47) who found the Cross etc.
    Sheephouse, Drogheda
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. In a house in Sheephouse there is supposed to be a stone with an iron ring in it. This stone is supposed to have concealed a little room where priests were hidden. The house is situated in Sheephouse farmyard, and at one time belonged to the Monks of Mellifont, and was used by them as an infirmary for the sick people of the district. It is a very old house with very thick walls, but still habitable.
    Mrs Brien, the present occupier, says she never saw the stone with the iron ring in it.
    Peggy Mc Guiness (Sgoláire)
    Got from Mrs Kate Brien (aged 40)
    Sheephouse, Drogheda
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Mc Guinness
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Katie Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Sheephouse, Co. Meath