The Ballinora penal chapel

The Ballinora Penal Chapel

An article written by Dermot O’Donovan. It was first published in Times Past 2014-2015 Journal of Muskerry Local History Society Volume 11

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The 18th Century Penal Chapel in Ballinora
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Dermot O’Donovan looks at the evidence for an 18th Century penal chapel in Ballinora and the most likely site.

The article covers:

    • Penal Laws
    • the state of Popery in the Ballincollig area
    • Penal Chapels and their location
    • the Penal Chapel in Ballinora
    • oral tradition