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

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1. In the Penal Days

   

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   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. In the Penal Days

   

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   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