Chapel in Knockisland (duleek Lower By.)

Site known locally as the Chapel bank. There is a local tradition that mass was said here in Penal times. A nearby field called the 'watching park' is where people used to keep watch while mass was being said. Identified by Du Noyer (1866) on Geological Survey maps as 'site of ancient chapel' (pers. comm. Mr Colin Byrne, Briarleas, County Meath). Compiled by Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 13/03/2012

The chapel in Knockisland, Duleek Lower, was likely built during the Penal Times, when Catholic worship was clandestine, and is associated with local traditions of secret Mass. Its significance lies in its role as a site of religious resistance and community cohesion during a period of religious persecution in Ireland.