School: An Cnoc, Clanna Caoilte
- Location:
- Knocks, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire Ní Liatháin
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- A short distance away from our house there is a field. This field is owned by John Ahern Derry
In the middle of the field there is a rock. This rock is known as Carraig an Aifrinn Steps lead up to the top of the rock The rock is now covered with moss.- Collector
- Con Carey
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Willie Ahern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derry, Co. Cork
- There are two big rocks in Simon Deasy's land which the priests used for altars in the Penal times. There are holes in the rocks in which the candles were placed when saying Mass. The priests had a very hard time in those days because if the soldiers caught them saying Mass they would kill them.
- Collector
- Jim Hurley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinard, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Simon Deasy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinard, Co. Cork