School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- Long ago it was very hard for people to hear Mass because they would be persecuted if they were caught going.
There was a mass path which lead from Chapelizod out through a wood to the road. This path is now called "Galluneen's Path" People went through that path to a little house in the wood in which Mass was celebrated. Not many people went to this Mass because there were two guards in search of the priest.
Another mass path led from the Carrick road through(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Ní Longáin
- Other names
- Brigid Ní Longáin
- Delia Long
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An tAgard, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- Mr Edward Long
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- An tAgard, Co. Chill Chainnigh
