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School: Rathanna, Borris

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Rathanna, Co. Carlow
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D. Eustace
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 238

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    kill the first man who would look back and the one to do so was his son, so they all shouted "kill-Edmond" and some say that it was in like that way that our district got its name.
    In this locality, that is, Killedmond there are names on almost all of the fields. Some of the lands of Mr Leech are:
    The "Three Quarter" because it being wide in the top and narrow in the bottom.
    "Scots-Hill" it being near a height of that name.
    The "Slang" because it is boggy and wet.
    The "Half Acre" it being a half acre in area.
    "The Paddock" because it is a kind of garden.
    "Sallies Field" because a woman named Saly Arkeson owned it.
    "The Island" because it is surrounded by water.
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    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
    Collector
    Kevin Mac Leonard
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killedmond, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Thomas Leech
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Killedmond, Co. Carlow