School: Bennekerry, Carlow

Location:
Bennekerry, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Liam Ó hAodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0907, Page 468

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  1. Many years ago it was a custom for people to put a stone in a box for every mass they heard. When a year would be up, they would count the stones. Any Sunday they would miss Mass, they would put a large stone beside the box, so that no mistake would be made, at the counting of the stones.
    There is a story told of a man who went to Mass in the old graveyard in Benekerry. It is said that when he died, the box of stones was buried in the grave with him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.