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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 19

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  1. My District During the Penal Times (continued)

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    The soldiers got five pounds for the head of each priest they got, so the priests had to hide in the hills and lonely places. A priest named Father Seán hid in a field in the village of Lismirrane. He hid in a cave lest the soldiers should find him. Each morning he read Mass at a Mass-stone beneath a tree, while the village people watched from the hills, lest the (the) soldiers should come on them and kill the priest.
    Another Priest who lived in our district was Father Durkan. He lived in his own home in Lismirrane and he read Mass in a little
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismiraun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Bridget Mc Nicholas
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismiraun, Co. Mayo