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School: Louth (B.) (roll number 1553)

Location:
Louth, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Randles
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 121

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  1. Names of Fields

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    "Crac Craw" - is the name of a field, it gets that name because it is boggy land.
    "Pinnacle" - is another name of a field, it gets that name because the gable end of Saint Mocthas monastery is in it.
    "The six acre" - is another name of a field, it gets that name because there are six Irish acres in it.
    "The fifty pound field" - is another name of a field, it gets that name because when it was bought it cost fifty pounds.
    "The pond field" - is another name of a field, it gets that name because there is a pond in it.
    "The hill field" - is another name of a field, it gets that name because there is a hill in it.
    "The church field" - is another name of a field it gets name because there was a church in it long ago.
    "The green road" - the reason why it is called this name is it runs through a rich
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séan Ó Liondáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Louth, Co. Louth