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Altar in Skecoor

Altar

What is recorded here

On a hummock in gently undulating grassland. Named 'R.C. Chapel & Altar' on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace survives. According to the landowner the chapel was a penal chapel. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 3 April 2020
Linked to Roman Catholic worship during the period of religious persecution in Ireland, the site functioned as a penal chapel, serving as a place of clandestine Mass and devotion. Such chapels were often associated with local saints or traditions, though specific folklore or dedications for this site have not been recorded.

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