School: Drummond

Location:
Drummin, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
P. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0903, Page 256

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  1. In the town of Ballywilliam there is a small stream that runs between Ballywilliam and Currawn. In a field belonging to Mr Lausence Doyle are the remains of a chapel of Penal days and also the mass rock where they used to say mass. It was known as the glens. It was said that there was a churchyard there also and some of the old tombstones were brought to Mr Somers of Ballywilliam to make a floor in the kitchen. When the priest was saying mass in this lonely place there were four sentries posted, one in Templeudigan one in the outside district of Ballywilliam and another in Currawn and Ballyleigh. Therefore Elizabeth's soldiers or spies were never able to capture the priest saying mass. It is a lonely place now and it is marked on the map of
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynabearna, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Thomas Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynabearna, Co. Wexford