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School: Gusserane

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0872, Page 097

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  1. Penal Days

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    There is an old bog on Matthew Larkin's land Aclamon Co. Wexford.
    It is called the "Red Bog" and the people around here dont know why it is called that.
    There is an old place here called the "Priests Hut." This place traditionally got its name because a priest hid there in the time of the penal days and often he said mass there. Fr. O'Brien was his name.
    There is a path going from this to a mass stone that is in Garryduff, Campile, Co Wexford.
    It is said that Fr. O'Brien said mass there also.
    The soldiers were often in pursuit of this priest.
    One night he was in the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Joe Deegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garryduff, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Thomas Deegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garryduff, Co. Wexford