School: Garrdha Clochair
- Location:
- Garrycloher, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: H. Ó Cionnaoith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0569, Page 102
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Mass - - Penal Days.
According to many, there is a tradition that Mass used to be celebrated during the Penal Days in one of our fields at Clonmore and that the "print" of the Blessed Virgin's knees was left on a stone. This stone was removed to one of Mullaney's fields a few hundred yards away.
Information supplied by
James Quinlan, Clonmore,
Cahir (aged about 60.)
N.B.:-
It is interesting to note that the spot where the stone was removed to at Mullaney's (above mentioned) is, according to local tradition the location of a convent where flourished two sisters, St. Gubbninet and St. Trea. Hence one version of meaning of word "Garryclogher" as [?]"garaide Clochair" - the Convent garden. The writer of this note was personally acquainted with one Thomas Meehan of(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Herbert T. Kenny
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Principal
- Address
- Garrycloher, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- James Quinlan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Clonmore South, Co. Tipperary
