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Pew burning in Kilkeedy church (1798)

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:08 pm
by Paddy Casey
One wonders what was behind this report from the Mirror of the Times (London, England), Saturday, September 15, 1798. Pure vandalism or was there something more sinister behind it ?

A number of persons unknown broke into the church of Kilkeedy near Tubber, tore down the pews, put them in a heap and set them on fire. The building escaped the intended demolition.

Paddy