School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Gusserane, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mrs Corish
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- There is a mass path in Kilscantlon, Co. Wexford. Fr. Brian Madden said first mass in Kilscantlon and second mass in Carnagh in the penal times. The soldiers followed the priest and when he heard them coming he hid underground. One day the soldiers came when he was saying mass, the priest threw a look at them they had guns ready to shoot him. The priest made some kind of a sign and the soldiers dropped dead on the ground. It was the will of God that killed the soldiers. They were protestant people there called Bowers, and beside where they were living the priest said mass. These protestant people told the soldiers to kill(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nancy Corcoran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garryduff, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- William Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carnagh, Co. Wexford