School: Dromlohan, Kilcornan (roll number 15848)

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1. Local Place Names (continued)

   

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   (7) Carty's Field: It is so called because a man named Carty owned it long ago.
   (8) Keeffes Field: It is so called because it is near Paddy Keeves house.
   (9) Colman's Field: A man named Colman lived there long ago.
   (10) The Drooping Ash Field: So called because there is a large drooping ash tree in the middle of the field.
   (11) The Glen: So called because if a person shouts there his voice will echo through it.

   

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2. Local Place Names

   

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   (1) The Well Field: There is a well in it.
   (2) The Lime Kiln: Contains an old Lime Kiln.
   (3) Rodger's Orchard: It is so called because in it are the ruins of a house in which a man named Rodgers lived long ago.
   (4) Lodge Field: It is so called because it is opposite Wallers Lodge.

   18th November 1937

   

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Thomas Lynch

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Moig, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   Mr Smyth

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Moig, Co. Limerick