Penal Times

Abstract: Story collected by Peggie Mc Guinness, a student at Donore school (Donore, Co. Meath) from informant Mrs Katie Brien.

Original reference: 0682/1/43

 Donore [Vol. 0682, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Meath Schools

COLLECTOR
Guinness, Peggie Mc 
Gender
female
INFORMANT
Brien, Mrs Katie 
Gender
female
Age
70
Location
Sheephouse (Townland) 
Donore (Civil parish) 
Duleek Lower (Barony) 
Meath (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

The Penal Times  [duchas:4964370]

In one of Mc Connell's fields at Tubberfinn Donore Drogheda Mass used o be said during the Penal Days. A holy water font was found in this field some years ago, but it is not know what became of it. (The farm now belongs to Mr Phillip Bell, Drogheda) The Priest who used to say the Mass was Fr. Kelly, and it was said that when on his way to say Mass he was shot through the head. He was buried in Donore Churchyard. 
Got from Mrs Kate Brien (aged 70) Sheephouse, Drogheda
Peggy Mc Guiness (Sgoláire)

Resource description

Origin information
Donore, Co. Meath
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 026
Volume 0682
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Maighréad Nic Eóin.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Dissenters, Religious--Legal status, laws, etc.
Penal times--Aimsir na bpéindlíthe
School location
Donore Dún Uabhair Donore Donore Duleek Lower Meath
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5078691
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0682/1/43

Suggested credit
"The Penal Times"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5078691>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Maighréad Nic Eóin.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

School location

Rights & Usage Conditions

Creative Commons License
The Penal Times is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Copyright of the original resource: University College Dublin

To use for commercial purposes, please contact the National Folklore Collection, UCD - See: http://n2t.net/ark:/87925/h1cc0xm5