School: Rockhill, Brúgh Ríogh (roll number 8798)
- Location:
- Rockhill, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Amhlaoidh
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During the Penal days, Rockhill, Bruree and Colemanswell were one parish under the name of Rockhill and a very wealthy man lived in a place called Foxhall named Pierce where he had a little chapel in which the priest used to say Mass very Sunday and after it the priest used have his breakfast at Pierce's house.
One Sunday when the priest had said Mass he went in for his breakfast and he saw a gun hanging over the fireplace. (At that time no one was allowed have a gun except those who reformed) and he pointed to it and said “I presume you have permission to have this in the house” and Pierce said “yes” and the priest said “well I need not come here again since you are a reformer” and turned and went out the door. Pierce had seven daughters and they all went away from him and joined the nuns. The chapel was destroyed and the bell buried in a sandpit and every time a parishioner(continues on next page)
