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Mass-rock in Clonsast

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According to Rochfort (1999, 70), ' … local tradition states that Mass was said at a bend on an old road at Clonsast in Penal Times. A portion of the mass-rock which was used for this purpose survives …' Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD005-031

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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