Mass Monday 23nd June 7.30pm

The Penal Laws
Irish Catholics went through intensive persecution during the Penal Laws in the 16th-18th centuries. Included in these laws was on ban Holy Mass. Throughout Ireland, Catholics attended clandestine Masses celebrated on rocks converted into outdoor altars known as Mass Rocks. The risks made by the priests who celebrated these clandestine Masses helped to keep the Catholic Faith alive in Ireland during those times of persecution