School: Coolronan (roll number 16247)
- Location:
- Coolronan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0694, Page 458
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Rosie Smyth got this from her father Michael Smyth, Grangemore. Her father told her that he doesn't remember the penal times but he hear his father saying that Catholics used to hear Mass behind the ditch. The altar would be on the grass. All the people would stand round and hear mass.
- Long ago when Catholics weren't allowed to go to school the learned people would teach the children in their own houses.Mary Fox got this account from her father Eugene Fox, Rathcormick.(continues on next page)
