Impressions of Irish History

MASS ROCK

In an attempt to control religious power in Ireland the British government introduced the Penal Laws in the late 17th century. These greatly restricted the practice of the Roman Catholic religion in Ireland. But the restrictions were quickly ignored and Sunday Mass was celebrated in remote locations, often at a rock, away from the prying eyes of the authorities. The laws were finally repealed in 1829.

"...one stormy day, when it rained very hard, he discovered a priest,
with his congregation at Mass under a hedge
he ordered his cows to be driven out of a neighbouring cow-house

............and there finish their devotion in peace"

MASS ROCK

In an attempt to control religious power in Ireland the British government introduced the Penal Laws in the late 17th century. These greatly restricted the practice of the Roman Catholic religion in Ireland. But the restrictions were quickly ignored and Sunday Mass was celebrated in remote locations, often at a rock, away from the prying eyes of the authorities. The laws were finally repealed in 1829.

"...one stormy day, when it rained very hard, he discovered a priest,
with his congregation at Mass under a hedge
he ordered his cows to be driven out of a neighbouring cow-house

............and there finish their devotion in peace"