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School: Ballykilmurry

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Ballykilmurry, Co. Offaly
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Bean Uí Odhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0807, Page 060

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  1. On the Priests Hole in Ballykilmurry

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    In the Penal days when the Priest's would have nowhere to hide themselves from the Priest hunters they used to hide in places called Priest's holes. The nearest Priests hole around is inside in the castle in Ballykilmurry. The hole is gone down slanting way in the ground and when the Priest's got in there they used to get something and barr it up against the door so that no one would get in. Some say they used to hide themselves down in the cave also.
    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
    Kathleen Molloy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballykilmurry, Co. Offaly