School: Stranorlar
- Location:
- Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Giolla Chomhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 31
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“In the days of the penal laws priests were tortured ...”
In the days of the penal laws priests were tortured so much by the English that the had to celebrate holy Mass on rocks so as to avoid the English soldiers.
Many of these rocks are to be seen in Ireland to this day.
It happened one day that several priests were about to celebrate holy Mass when a crowd of soldiers rushed upon them and told them to prepare for death. The soldiers at once set about driving a lot of nails into the inside of some barrels.
While they were doing so an idea struck them. they noticed that the priests were standing on top of a large rock. At length they had finished their work. They [?] they priests and put them into the barrels and then rolled them(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Isabel Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr Michael Browne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Meenreagh, Co. Donegal