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School: Ballynagearn (roll number 8824)

Location:
Ballaghnagearn, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Finnegan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0929, Page 125

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0929, Page 125

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  1. Local Place Names (continued)

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    The coblar bush - Many people saw a Lepercán making boots at the foot of the bush

    The race field - In this field Major Pratt(?) had horse races

    The Lime Kiln - There is a lime pit in the middle of the field
    The Rock - There is a rock in it
    The Black Bottom - There is black clay at the bottom of it.
    The Flag Field - It is the shape of a flag

    Skewa - It is a slant field. It is the Irish word Sgeabha meaning slant

    The Crockan - There is a hump in the middle of the field
    The L Field - It is the shape of an L
    The Meadow - It is a long flat field
    The Fort Field - There is a fort beside it
    The Grugen - It is a strong field on the side of a hill
    The Flax Dam Field - There is a flax dam in it.
    Poirick a Clabar - It is a soft guttery field
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Marron
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corlea, Co. Monaghan