School: Kilmessan (C.) (roll number 4211)
- Location:
- Kilmessan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Stín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0690, Page 077
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- (continued from previous page)Hill and the people say that the fairies used to come there at night.
- Some of our fields have Irish names such as -
The Mullagh Cruaid when St Patrick preached
The Rapples
The Poll Beag
The Botan - Wet marshy land
The Ratheen
In Bellinter there are fields called -
The Black Meadow
The Brick Field where the bricks for Bellinter House were made.
The Green Tay
The Bull Paddock
The White field
The Hilly Hollows
Laudersfield
In the "six acres" a field owned by Mrs Mc Cabe, Balgeeth, some fighting went on during the Battle of Tara 1798. Spots of blood are seen on the Shamrock on the grass.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Ita Harlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Assey, Co. Meath
