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School: Edenderry (2)

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Edenderry, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
R. Mulholland
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0801, Page 188

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  1. Local Place Names - On Our Farm

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    On our farm at home the names of fields are, Barne's Field and the top Fields
    And out in Cod and Cush we have the mushroom field from the number of mushroom in it, the bog field beside the bog, the whin Field because of all the whins in it.
    The Quarry Field.
    Out in Carrick there is a Quarry Field,
    From a quarry there.
    Clonmullen Hill
    Clonmullen Hill is near Edenderry. It means the Meadow of the Mill.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr T. Holt
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Edenderry, Co. Offaly