Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Penal Mass station
Muff (culdaff Ed), County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Muff (culdaff Ed)
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Altar
- Coordinates
- 55.29223, -7.17295
- SMR number
- DG005-033----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1841 "Scotland (Southern part). XIII" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
One of six altars. Not represented on the OS Fair Plan or 6-inch 1st ed. map (1834). The altars were first marked on the OS 6-inch revision of 1848. The OS Revision Name Book contains the following: 'Six old Roman Catholic altars . . . for the celebration of mass. J. Byrne'. (information supplied by P. Walsh 09:03:2008-)
Nearby in the register
- Penal Mass stationunder 1 mi
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- Hut siteunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.