Mass path
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A mass path is a pedestrian track or road connecting destinations frequently used by rural communities, traditionally leading to a church celebrating Sunday Mass. They were most common during the centuries that preceded motorised transportation in Western Europe, and in particular Great Britain, Ireland, and the Netherlands where such a path is called a kerkenpad (Template:Lit).
Mass paths typically included stretches crossing the fields of neighbouring farmers, and were likely to contain stiles when crossing fences or other boundaries and plank bridges to cross ditches.
Some mass paths are still used today in the Republic of Ireland,[1] but are usually subject to Ireland's complicated rights of way law.[2]
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Derrynane Mass Path, Caherdaniel". GoKerry.ie. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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