School: Conahy (roll number 14364)
- Location:
- Connahy, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Ciarán Ó Riagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 465
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- 1. Mass was celebrated in Penial times in a field now owned by Mr Downey, Conahy. The Mass Rock was dug up some years ago by a man named Stapleton. He and his descendants were ever afterwards unlucky and suffered heavy losses of cattle and other stock2. Mass was also celebrated on a hill in Lr Conahy, Now owned by Mrs y, Ryan. There is a deep hollow in the top of the hill with a large stone in the centure and on the slopes around the hole the congregation knelt. Near-by there is a high point in the hill on which the watchers stood3. There is a little hill in Michael Phelans land called Sermon Hill - still known by its Irish name Cnoc an Aifrinn Mass was celebrated here in Penial times.4. There is a rock in James Maker's field at Lisnfunction on which Mass was celebrated in Penal times. There is level spot on the top of the rock and a circle said to be the imprint of the Chalice.(continues on next page)
