School: Lismacaffry

Location:
Lismacaffry, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Gamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 229

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    cut down to Mass by the style.
    River Field
    The river field divides Correally from Coolnagun. It got its name from the river that is in it.
    Burned Tree
    The burned tree got its name for it was burned. It is in Pat Smith's field of Correally. It divides Correally from Fermore.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. There is a drain between Peter Leavy's land of Co. Longford and James Carrigy's land of Co. Westmeath, in Moy Goosh that is called drain. It got its name because living near it was a family called and ever after that the drain is called.
    The Windmill River.
    In Coolnagun there is a river called the windmill river, because long ago there was a windmill along it. It flows through Co. Westmeath in Moy Goosh.
    Printy's Garden
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Carrigy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Chancery, Co. Westmeath