School: Baile an tSratha (roll number 17014)

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   Bordering on the townland of Ballymagroarty is a townland called Lurgan. It is narrated that mass used to be celebrated here. Traces of an alter are still to be seen on the top of the cairn. This spot is locally known as the Cairn Alter. The priest who used to celebrate mass here was harboured in a a Catholic house. He also got shelter in a Protestant house in the neighboring townland of Dromore. The owner of the latter house was a Mrs. Watson whose descendants still reside there. It is told that the priest when being hunted by the English soldiers often went three for a nights shelter. On one occasion in the middle of the night the enemy called at the house and made inquiries about the priest. The woman denied any knowledge of his whereabouts although at the time he had retired for the night. The priest overheard the conversation and fearing lest the woman would get into any trouble for keeping him—as it was considering a crime in those days to harbour any holy

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Pearl Gorman

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Miss B Slevin

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   52

   Address

   Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal