For the student of history , Moneen church near Kilbaha is worth a visit. In it , preserved behind glass , is a sort of covered wheelbarrow - the famous 'Little Ark of Kilbaha'. The local landlord was virulently anti-Catholic and forbade the reading of Mass on his estates , thus effectively leaving his tenants without access to divine worship. A local priest , Michael Meehan got the idea of a movable tabernacle and caused the 'ark' to be built by the local carpenter. On Sundays and Holy Days the 'ark' was wheeled at low tide on to the foreshore , as in law the land between high-water and low-water marks is no one's private property , and Fr. Meehan was able to read Mass in spite of the landlord , his congregation standing around on the shingles. The 'ark' was first used in 1852 and stayed in use for as long as was needed.

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