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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
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Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 163

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    his vestments and chalice and other things used in Mass. Then he went to a lake and walked out in it till he was up to his waist in water, and their he climbed a tree. Some of the Protestants went first, lit lamps in the cave and put on the vestments. The others came after and seeing the lights they thought it was the Catholics and shot them. They found it was their own soldiers instead of the Catholics. The blood hounds scented the Priest to the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Killalea
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigeenroe, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Killalea
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53