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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 247

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    Local Place Names
    On the farm adjoining ours there is a field called the "Deer Park". In olden times they used to live in the grove at the top of the field. There is a well in that field called the "Lady's Well". A lady is supposed to live at this well. There is a lot of broken delph around it. There is a tree near the well shaped like a chair. This is called the "Lady's Chair".
    In another field there is a corner called the "Blindman's Corner". A blind-man lived here in ancient times. He had a hut in the hazel copse. The hazels were trained to grow in the shape of a hut. They grow in that shape still.
    Tom Hayes, Cree National School.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas H. Hayes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Lisduff, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Jack Delahunty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50