School: Moynalvey (roll number 7567)

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   two miles north of Moynalvey School. It is owned by Mr Tyrell. It got its name because the ground is marshy.

   
   The "Hang Man's Bush" is on the Cloneymeath road. It got its name because a priest is supposed to have been hanged on it in the Penal days.

   

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2. Local Place Names

   

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   The "Reel Hill" belongs to my father whose land is about two miles north of Moynalvey School. The field got its name, because it is believed that fairies dance the reel in the moon light there. The "Rath belongs to my father whose land is two miles north of

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maggie Comey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Derrypatrick, Co. Meath