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School: Coolronan (roll number 16247)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0694, Page 458

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0694, Page 458

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    There is a place in Joyces wood. It is a big round hole and very deep.
    People say Mass used to be said there. There was a lot of stones with drawing on them. Then a lot of men used to be cutting trees and they saw then and brought them off.
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    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.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Moya Fox
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathcormick, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Eugene Fox
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathcormick, Co. Meath