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School: Convent Girls' School, Ballymote

Location:
Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0183, Page 226

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    Down near Coolaney there is a rock called the "Hungry Rock" It is very near the road.
    During the penal days the priest used to say mass at this rock. One day he heard that the soldiers were near. He finished Mass and jumped on horse.
    When the soldiers saw him they followed him and when the priest reached the rock his horse jumped the rock. The horse's hoof left a track on the road. The horse fell as he jumped and the priest's blood was spilled on the road.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Maye
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs P. May
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Carrownanty, Co. Sligo