School: Fermoyle, Lanesboro (roll number 13321)
- Location:
- Formoyle (Newcomen), Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 225
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- Mass Rock
In the village of Fermoyle is a mass rock beside St Martin's well. In olden times mass was said to St. Martin at this rock. There is white thorn bush growing over it
Mass bush
There is a mass bush in Blenovoher in a field belonging to Mr. Tim Kenny. The most remarkable thing about this tree is, that it buds a month before any of the rest. No-body ever dared to cut branches branches off this bush. In the time of the Land League emergency men were minding a house where people were evicted and heard about the mass bush and how nobody dared to cut its branches for it was believed that if anyone cut it some evil would befall on him. They did not believe this so they decided to cut the branches. Some time after the evil befall on them. One of them shot himself and the other went in sane.
Old churches
There are the remains of an old church(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sheila Kenny
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Formoyle (Newcomen), Co. Longford
- Informant
- John Kenny
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Formoyle (Newcomen), Co. Longford
