School: Walshestown (roll number 3245)
- Location:
- Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 358
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- (continued from previous page)Long ago in our district mass was said in the tannery in Mullingar in the penal days.
At the back of it there was a small narrow passage. Each side of the passage there was a big hedge. The priest stole down there and said mass for the people.
There was a "mass bush" in Voiletstown, Mullingar where the priests also offered mass during the Penal Times.
P. Healy
- Although there are several mass bushes and mass rocks in this locality the only one I know of is the mass bush in my Granny's (Mrs Crumfield at Ardonagh.
It was situated between a(continues on next page) - Collector
- Peter Hanley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath
