School: Kilmyshal (roll number 14777)
- Location:
- Kilmyshall, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: E. Mac Niocláis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0891, Page 168
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- 168We have fields at home and they are called as there position such as, "The Black Hill field" because it is lowest field on the hill. "The back of the house field" because it is at the back of the house. There are a lot fields at home called after people, because years ago people lived there "Terry's field" because a man named John Terry lived there. The land lord put him out of the house. He was married and had two sons. They went to America about 100 years ago. There is another field called "ban iseat" because in Summer time the cows are put into the field. "The Tocker" was a pass way in which the people used as a road in olden times. When they would be taking home turf they had to go the Tocker. But it is not much use once they made(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Dunne
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Simon Furlong
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Ballyprecas, Co. Wexford
