School: Lemanaghan, Ballycumber

Location:
Lemanaghan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Máire Galvin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 170

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  1. In the Penal Times the priests used to read Mass under ditches, on rocks and by the hillside. One rock on which Mass used to be read is situated in Bolart, Clara, County Offaly. This rock is called the Mass Rock and many people used to flock to this rock to hear Mass and to recite the Rosary as it was this little prayer that kept the faith alive in Ireland during that time.
    There is also a Mass rock situated in Fahearin, Ballycumber, in the County of Offaly, in the parish of Ballinahown. There is cave situated near this rock and in olden time it was used as a hiding place for Priests and their attendance, because
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ních Aonghusa
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lemanaghan, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Peter Mc Guinness
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lemanaghan, Co. Offaly