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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Tralee (roll number 16871)

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Tralee, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Bríd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0439, Page 131

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    Ráth Graveyard
    When the Penal Laws were in force in Ireland the priests had to go on the run and could only say mass in secret places for fear of being captured and hanged - as the English spies on their back were numerous , and no matter how careful the priests were the were often caught and put to death.
    One day a priest was about to say mass at Ardfert and he was spied on and had to fly immediately. He made for Tralee with the Blessed Sacrament as there was no chapel at that time at Rath, and when he reached there he put the Blessed Sacrament in hide. The old people believe that those buried in the graveyard are saved for eternity.
    Mrs. Martin
    Boherlee,
    Tralee
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Martin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Boherbee, Co. Kerry