School: Kilmessan (C.) (roll number 4211)

Location:
Kilmessan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Stín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0690, Page 052

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0690, Page 052

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  1. In the Penal Days a priest lived in two small rooms in Curtistown house. It is occupied by a Protestant family Miss Wilkinson. There is a field nearby called the Priests Corner and it is said that the priest said Holy Mass there in Penal Days.
    He was killed some years afterwards by a fall from his horse. The is a large beech tree to mark the spot where he was killed and it is called the Priests Tree. Everyone that passed by used to throw a stone at the tree for many years after and where they accumulated can be seen to this day.
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  2. There is a field in Knocktown called the Priests Corner. This field is situated beside Curtistown fox covert. It is shaped in the form of a triangle. In the corner there is a flat stone under a big ash tree. This stone is on the bank. It is said in this district, that the priest celebrated Holy Mass there during the Penal days.
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Reynolds
    Gender
    Female