School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 01_026
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- (continued from previous page)newly married couple light torches or bon-fires in their honour.
- It was supposed that priests said Mass in a cave behind Connolly's house in Prizon and also in another cave on the far side of Cnoc Spulagadaún in a place called the Omar in Poll Mona.
The priest used to go in disguise from place to place administering the sacraments and saying Mass for the people.
There was a notorious Priest Hunter in htis County of Mayo. He was a Seán Mullouney known as "Seán a Sagart". He killed priests as if they were wild animals and received £5 per head from Bingham governor of Mayo as his reward.
Seán Mullouney was a native of Ballintubber.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary A. O' Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patsy Ausboro
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo
