School: Rahan (B.)

Location:
Rahan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
L. Ó Reannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 224

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  1. Local Place Names
    The farm athome is divided into fields and some of the field have names. There are three fields in the farm. One of the fields is called the "Clover," because there is Clover growing in it. Another field is called the "Bog Garden", because it was a portion of a boy.
    On the farm there is a small field known as the "Half Acre," because there is half an acre in it. The next farm to ours is Mr Corcorans. He has one field called the "Pit Field," because there is a hole in it called a pit. Another field is known as the "Yellow Field," because the clay is Yellow.
    There is a field near our farm that belongs to Mo Mr.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Craven
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killina, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    John Craven
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killina, Co. Offaly