Mass-rock in Marybrook

According to Ó Riain (1984, 17), 'one member of the Savage family was a priest who celebrated Mass secretly during the Penal Days giving his name to Savage's Rock in Marybrook'. Exact location not known. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

The Mass-rock in Marybrook is associated with the clandestine Catholic worship during the Penal Days in Ireland, when practicing Catholicism was suppressed. It is linked to a member of the Savage family, who is said to have been a priest celebrating Mass in secret at the site, giving the rock its name.