School: Kilmacanogue, Bray
- Location:
- Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Chuinneáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0913, Page 063
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Kilmacanogue, Bray
- XML Page 063
- XML “Mass Rocks”
- XML “Old Church”
- XML “Mass Path”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- Mass Rocks
In the borders of Ballaim and Roundwood there is a commons. In this common there is a mass rock and it was used in penal days. When the mass was over the "Chalice" and Missal were hiden underground until there were again needed
- Old Church
Beside the present National school in the Downs there was a church but it is now in ruins. It is the common belief of the people, that it was plundered by the Robbers in the penal days. its name was St Mary's Church it was called that because the first day it was used was on the feast of the Immaculate Conception. - Mass Path
On the grounds of Mr Fisher there was a Mass Path. It is still used as a shortcut to Garrigower.
