School: Drumcrave
- Location:
- Drumcrauve, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 239
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- An Cabhán, Co. an Chabháin
- The old people of this district, often tell stories of the penal days, and of the priest hunters. One old man, named Luke Fitzsimmons, pointed out to me a place where Mass was often celebrated, in those days. It is in a very lonely place, in a valley surrounded by hills in the town land of Araghan. He also pointed out in the same place, where there had been a little chapel, built of mud. The shape of it is still visible, about six or eight inches above the level of the ground. On each hill a person was left to watch, and give warning if the red-coats, would chance to be seen coming.
The poor priests had to go about in a garb of beggar. The faithful in the district, gave him food and shelter. The people walked long journies barefooted, and before day-break to be present at(continues on next page)
