1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Piercetown (C.)

School: Piercetown (C.) (roll number 8690)

Location:
Piercetown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Máire Furlong
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0879, Page 377

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0879, Page 377

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Piercetown (C.)
  2. XML Page 377
  3. XML “Rathaspeck”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Rathaspeck

    Share Share Post
    There is a place near here called Rathaspeck.
    It got its name because a Bishop was executed there.
    In the troubled times this Bishop was hunted from his palace to this cross.
    He is buried there and it is said that he is seen standing by the edge of the cemetery which is situated there praying after 12. o. clock at night.
    It is also said that if any catholic enters the confiscated church there, doors will slam and seats turn over.
    That church is now in the hands of the Protestants.
    And it is also said that if any Protestant move
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Rathaspick, Co. Wexford
    Collector
    Peggy Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Piercetown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr John Mac Bride
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Piercetown, Co. Wexford