School: Eaglais
- Location:
- Eglish, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Heifearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0822, Page 065
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Cully or CulleeThere was a Franciscan Friary here which lasted the greater part of the last century. Many of these fathers in the penal times discharged parochial duties in the neighbouring parishes. This was a home for the persecuted Franciscan Friars in the last century. They had a farm of land attached to the Friary and here they observed the rules of their holy Institute and sent missioners to neighbouring parishes.
- Mass was celebrated in the open air in the early part of the 18th century, alongside the moate of Ballyboy. Tradition - of a priest arrested in his vestments saying(continues on next page)
