School: Crury (roll number 3134)
- Location:
- Creevy, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Martin Keegan
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- (continued from previous page)as a holy water font, and Mass was often celebrated here.
About four years ago two Missionary priests went down to see this mass Rock, and left at it a crucifix which is there still.
There is another Mass Rock in a field owned by Thomas Mc Neely a native of Kildoney. This field is called “The Reilig”, and it is supposed it was a graveyard as the name shows that clearly.
It is said there is a cave on the South side of this field, and the entrance to it is very narrow.
One day a man with a candle and a dog went into this cave, and when half way through the light went out and it is a mystery how it did so. The man was never heard of afterwards, but the dog was dead in the cave.- Collector
- Kittie Goan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Creevy, Co. Donegal