School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- In the penal days priests used have to say mass under bushes, or on a rock.
There is a bush in Dunnamaggin near Mr. Power's of Leacan and it is called the "Mass Bush".
Long ago priests used to say mass in secret houses.
There is also a bush in Newtown and all the people of this locality call it the "Mass Bush".
It is in one of Mr. Griffin's fields at present.
There is also a place near Kilmoganny in a place called Newchurch(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ailís Ní Glionnán
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- James Glendon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
