School: Ballinorley (roll number 11597)
- Location:
- Bellanurly, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Mrs Anna Ewing
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0160, Page 194
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Local Place Names (continued)
“Our fields are called "the Cow House, first, second, Hill and Fort Fields.”
(continued from previous page)field. Jim Henry told me that two men dug up bones in it. Nobody cuts wood in our fort and if they did they would have bad luck for seven years.
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“The names of our fields are "East field", the "three-cornered field", the "four-cornered field" and the "long garden".”
The names of our fields are "East field", the "three-cornered field", the "four-cornered field" and the "long garden"
Lena Cunningham
Some cliffs near my home are called "alt na gcapall" because a horse broke his leg there year ago when horses were kept on it.