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School: Glascorn (roll number 16615)

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Glascarn, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Hope
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 235

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    This priest used to say mass in a certain house every Sunday. The owner of the house was a man named Scally and it is situated on the Coolnahay road. There was a place in the chimney in which you could stand without being seen. The priest often hid there when he was in danger and the people always hid in the cellars. There is a tree near the house which marks the place where he said mass once. It is on a triangular piece of land at the end of Gatherenstown boreen between Balgarret and Sonna about six miles north-west of Mullingar.
    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
    Mary Keeffe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Coolnahay, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Patrick Keeffe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Occupation
    Lock-keeper
    Address
    Coolnahay, Co. Westmeath