School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Gusserane, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mrs Corish
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- A mass stone can be seen in the townsland of Killesk at a place known as the Conibar on the land of Mrs Colfer. It stands by the river bank that divides the townsland of Ballykerogue and Killesk. The field in which the stone stands is known as "The Mass Field." There are three shelves cut on the stone also a cross. In the Penal days of 1680 mass was celebrated in the conibar and many other lonely places on the Ballykelly side of Slieve Coillte mountain.
Mass was also said and there is still a land mark on the Rock on the top of Slieve Coillte mountain.
One day the priest was hunted by the English soldiers they had him(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lizzie Kehoe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathumney, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Martin Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dunmain, Co. Wexford
