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School: Sidhean (roll number 6501)

Location:
Shane, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Mac Gráinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0938, Page 012

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0938, Page 012

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  1. Names of Fields (continued)

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    (4) The well field
    It is named so because the well is at the head of it.

    (5) The Rasán
    It is a long narrow sloping field.

    (6) The smoothing iron
    It is named so because it is the shape of a smoothing iron.

    (7) The wee field
    It is so named because it is a very small field.

    (8) Sraith
    It is a long narrow sloping field generally along a river.

    (9) Cabhán
    It is a flat low field.

    (10) The limekiln field
    It is so called because there is a an old limekiln in the field. There is a number of these in the country none of which are in use.

    (11) The fort field
    This is another common name because there is an old fort in each field.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Terence Mc Ginnity
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumguillew Lower, Co. Monaghan