School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)
- Location:
- Dysart, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ní Ailpín
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- (continued from previous page)used say mass there in former years.
To the east of it, there stands the remains of a castle about two hundred yards away, which was a look-out post.
There is a cave under the ground leading to the Chapel and when they saw the soldiers coming they gave the priests word and they would go and hide. - In the penal times the windows were taxed and people were only allowed so many windows and if they had over that, they were taxed and for that reason many windows were built up.
There is a cave in our field and an old man said not to touch it, that priests were supposed to hide in it in the penal times.