School: Kilmyshal (roll number 14777)
- Location:
- Kilmyshall, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: E. Mac Niocláis
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- 148In Penal TimesYears ago when priests were forbidden to say Mass in the Churches they said Mass and heard Confessions in peoples houses. There was a small church in a lane in Kyle. A churchyard was attached to it. It was burned by the soldiers in the "Penal Days". There was holy water font in it also. This was dug up and buried in another place. It is there still and people go there to get warts cured.
There was a Mass corner in the corner of Mr. Doyle's field in Ballypracus. There is nothing in that corner now but briars and some big stones. They never(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Atkinson
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Christopher Atkinson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Gorteen, Co. Wexford