School: Tullaghanstown (roll number 9605)
- Location:
- Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Mhic Cába
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 175
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- In my district there is a "mass path on which the people used to go to mass long ago and now at present time, it is used as a short cut.
There is a place in my district where the priests used to say mass, long ago. The name of the place is in Allenstown house, people from all parts of the district used to go to it any time they would get a chance to hear mass.
Long ago there was a man for hiding priests and he lived in the Parochial house, his name was John Leonard fro Kells. He used to be paid for hiding them.
In a field in Allenstown two priests used to hide themselves long ago and it is marked by a big white stone.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Janey Lowry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bohermeen, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mr James Lowry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Bohermeen, Co. Meath
