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School: Ráth Ciaragáin (Mount Bolus)

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Rathkeeragan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Mac Giolla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 072

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  2. The Penal Times

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    In the old times a Bishop and a priest lived in Rathrobin near Mount Bolus. They built a cave near the bog of Clonshanna and they used to say mass in the cave every day. The people round about the place used to go to the mass.
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    When the priests were saying mass long ago in Ireland. They were persecuted very much. They used to say mass in the shelter of a big rock. When the priests were caught saying mass in any of these places they were killed.
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