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School: Rahan (B.)

Location:
Rahan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
L. Ó Reannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 222

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    Local Place Names.
    Long ago the people had names on every field to distinguish them from one another. Some of those names have come down to us from olden times. "Culeen". There is a field in my Grandfather's farm and and it is called the "Culeen". It got that name because in the centre of the field stands an old haw thorn bush more than a hundred years old. It is believed that it is a forbidden bush and no one goes near it.
    The "Cualogo." I dont know how it got its name or what the Cualogo mean. it is a very big field. There are about ten acres of land and one acre of furzes.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Condron
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glaskill, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    William Craven
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glaskill, Co. Offaly