School: Muckalee, Kilkenny (roll number 3832)
- Location:
- Muckalee, Co. Kilkenny
- Teachers: P. Ó Conchobhair T. Ó Teimhneáin
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The names of the fields in our farm are "The Sally Meadow" because sallies grow in it, The "Hollow" it got the name of hollow because there is a hill at each side and there is a hollow in the middle. There was a war in this hollow long ago, between the Danes and the Irish soldiers. They were firing from the hollow to Clorinka Castle. There is a big stone in this hollow. The head of the army was killed and buried there. The "Cuckoo field" got its name because the cuckoos were known to build their nests in it. "Farrell's field" a family called Farells lived there. The "Furry HIll" because furze grow on it. The "Far Hill" is so called because it is a great distance from the house. Most of our fields are surrounded by streams. The(continues on next page)
