The North Clare Historical Society will be presenting ‘The Mass Rock – Myth or Reality’, a talk by Dr David Fleming at the Courthouse Gallery in Ennistymon.
The talk will be taking place tonight, (Monday, 26th February), at 8 pm.
The mass rock and the hunted priest are synonymous with Ireland’s penal laws. Yet, how much do we actually know about Catholic religious practices in eighteenth century Ireland?
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Dr David Fleming, lecturer in history and course director for the MA programme in local history at the University of Limerick, will examine the myths and realities associated with mass rocks.
Dr David Fleming, reveals a very different story than the one we have been told.
