School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)
- Location:
- Glenties, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Cathal Mac Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1051B, Page 23_021
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- About the year 1570 the cruel Saxon's had Ireland crushed. The people had a hard life but the priests had twice as bad a life. There was no churches and the priests had to say mass out on the mountain side in some lonely place.
In the townland of Loughcrillan there still (stand) is to be seen two rocks where mass was frequently read. One of them was called "The big alter" and "the "other the small(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Feidhlim Ua Gallchobhair
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Loughcrillan, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Catherine Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
