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School: Clonmacnoise

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Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
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P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 047

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 047

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  1. The Altar Bush

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    There is a little bush at the end of the hill at John Claffeys. It is called the Altar Bush, because in olden times the priests used to read mass under it. They would not be allowed to read mass int he chapels or they would be blown up. They constantly said mass there until the times were settled.
    There is still an echo there. You would hear it when you would be walking past it. It is like the echo you would hear in a chapel
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  2. De Lacy's Castle

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    Language
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    Informant
    James Flinn
    Gender
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    Age
    79
    Address
    Moore, Co. Roscommon