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Pisrógs · July 14 · 1 hr 5 min

Priest Hunters

PRIEST HUNTERS, during Ireland's Penal Laws these were bounty hunters paid to track down Catholic priests, going from village to village looking for the rewards offered for their holy heads. Haunted houses, swarms of black beetles, priests disguised as gardeners, bloodhounds chasing clergy across the countryside, highwaymen turned heroes, and assassinations which quite literally backfire. Whilst Mass Rocks (where people worshipped in secret) are widely discussed, Cathal and Luke wanted to know more about the people they were hiding from.

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PRIEST HUNTERS, during Ireland's Penal Laws these were bounty hunters paid to track down Catholic priests, going from village to village looking for the rewards offered for their holy heads.

Haunted houses, swarms of black beetles, priests disguised as gardeners, bloodhounds chasing clergy across the countryside, highwaymen turned heroes, and assassinations which quite literally backfire.

Whilst Mass Rocks (where people worshipped in secret) are widely discussed,  Cathal and Luke wanted to know more about the people they were hiding from.

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