The popish mass celebrated by heathen priests, for the living and the dead, for several ages before the birth of Christ: or a sermon, preached at Thurles, on Sunday the 2d of August, 1767. To which is annexed, a dissertation on the conformity of popery with paganism, proved, in every point, from popish and pagan authors. With an appendix on the style of scripture, transubstantiation, auricular confession, and extreme unction.
By: By the Reverend Andrew Meagher, formerly a priest of the church of Rome, and doctor of the Sorbonne; but now of the established Church of Ireland..
Contributors: Welsh, Thomas, of Limerick, fl. 1769-1777, printer.; Cox, Michael, Archibishop of Cashel, d. 1779, dedicatee.
Publisher: Printed by T. Welsh
Published: 1771
Place of publication: Limerick
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Doctrinal and controversial works -- Protestant authors -- Early works to 1800.; Catholic Church -- Infallibility -- Early works to 1800.; Paganism -- Early works to 1800.; Mass -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: A dissertation on the conformity of popery with paganism.
Notes: Signatures: pi\2 2pi\4 a-e\4 A-2S\4 2T\2.

Errata: 2p at end.

Subscribers' list following dedication.

Dedication to Michael Cox, Archibishop of Cashel.