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 town has received €1.7m funding under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. The announcement was made on recently by Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring. The funding had been applied for jointly by Boyle Town Team and Roscommon Co Co towards work on redeveloping the former Royal Hotel site. This significant town regeneration project will undertake a series of linked projects, including the refurbis..
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Boyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland
