What is recorded here

Mass-rock in Bridgecartron OR Derrycashel is a mass-rock in Bridgecartron OR Derrycashel, County Roscommon, Ireland. The Old Red Sandstone slab rests on a drystone pier against the church wall on a drumlin shelf. Mass is still celebrated at this rock each September.

On a shelf at the bottom of the E-facing slope of a drumlin. A mass-rock consisting of a slab of Old Red Sandsone (dims 0.8m x 0.75-1.35m; T 0.1m) suppported on a drystone-built pier (H 0.7m) is against the W face of the drystone wall overlying the E end of the church (RO003-020001-), and Mass is celebrated here annually in September since 2004. See the attached view from the W with the cross-inscribed stone. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

A mass-rock used during the 17th and 18th centuries for the clandestine celebration of Catholic Mass during periods of religious persecution in Ireland. Such sites were often associated with local saints or traditions, though specific folklore or saintly connections for this site are not recorded.

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