School: Turin (roll number 7827)
- Location:
- Tevrin, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bríd Mhistéal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0737, Page 008
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Large rock in "Turin Ranch, called by the old people "Mass Rock" as some old people say that Mass was said here in "bad times" when parish church was burned.
- Before 1847, the ordinary parish road from Mullingar to Delvin was supposed to have run thro Turin Ranch - from Killynon to Fennor. Present road was afterwards and made on outside of ranch.
- At this time Turin was not in ranch land and the little farms were situated on either side of the road, - Chapel being on the road side also.
The present chapel bears date of 1819(continues on next page)
