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School: Termonfeckin (roll number 16209)

Location:
Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
T. Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0676, Page 045

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    Blessed Oliver Plunket lived for three years in Termonfeckin during the Penal times. There is only a stone of the house remaining where he lived. This stone is in Donnelly's yard and this could never be moved.
    There is a field in Belevaty where the Priest used to say Mass in Penal times. The Mass rock is still there. This Mass rock is in a corner.
    There is a cave down in Clogher head, where a number of priests used to hide. Two of priests were discovered bu soldiers and killed. The trace of the cave. This is called the
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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
    Marea Synnott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balfeddock, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balfeddock, Co. Louth