School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- Penal Days
Long ago in penal days a parish priest was left in every parish for to read mass. It is said that a priest was saying mass in Pullna-Gun and when he was saying mass he always had peole watching for fear that some people would come and kill him. He was putting up a rock and was preparing for saying mass when his men said to him the people were coming to kill him. The priest said to the men who were going to kill him "Stand ye there" and they could not stir and he went to another hiding place with the watchers after him. The priests never like to be disturbed during mass or any other time. I heard this story(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kitty Duffy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Duffy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo