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School: Abbeyleix Convent (roll number 13613)

Location:
Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Mother Paul
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0832, Page 024

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0832, Page 024

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    door of the Mass Pit. There was also one in Granafollia about one and a half miles from Abbeyleix.
    Not far from the Catholic Church Raheen there is a Mass Pit where the people used to assemble to hear Mass during the penal laws when the priests were forbidden to say it in the churches.
    One Sunday as the priest was celebrating mass in the pit a crowd of yeomen came along one of the shouted "there he is" pointing to the priest
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    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
    Lily Clinton
    Gender
    Female