School: Both Íseal (roll number 16744)
- Location:
- Boheeshil, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Séamus Ua Conchobhair
![The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0470, Page 032](https://doras.gaois.ie/cbes/CBES_0470%2FCBES_0470_032.jpg?width=1600&quality=85)
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0470, Page 032
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Both Íseal
- XML Page 032
- XML “Persecution of Priests in the Penal Days”
- XML “Persecution of Priests in the Penal Days”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- In the Penal Days when Priests were hunted by the Protestants they had to celebrate Masses on the mountain sides.
There is a place in Glenbeigh called "Sagart". It is near Coomasaharn Lake. It got its name in the Penal Days. There was a certain Priest who was on the run from the soldiers. He was riding on horseback and the soldiers after him. When he came to the top of a big cliff the horse jumped down. It is said that the signs of the horses hooves are on a flag there yet. When the soldiers went away the priest made an altar and celebrated Mass there. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Informant
- John Coffey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Cloon East, Co. Kerry