This Mass Rock was typical of many used in mid-17th Century Ireland as a location for Catholic worship.
Owing to the difficulty and danger of religious practices at the time, as a result of Cromwell’s campaign in Ireland and the Penal Laws, this banned congregation and worship. A stone was usually taken from church ruins and relocated to an isolated rural area with a simple cross carved on its top. Masses were held in secret.
Boyle to Lough Key Cycleway The mainly off road cycle path travels from Lough Key Forest Park to the First Gate of Rockingham before turning right down Drum road, across the Woodenbridge to meet up with the walkway along by the canal. From the Marina it heads into Boyle via the Woodenbridge and Sligo roads before crossing the N61 and into Boyle via Military Road. €500,000 was allocated to the project by Minister for Rural and Commun..
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Boyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland
