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   Cuckoo Rock. A large rock separated from the Bell Rock (page 2) by the road & river. It is on this rock the cuckoo calls first in the district. From Mrs.Higgins, Kilcarra. 4/5/36 Gallows Hill. A hill in a field owned by Kennedys, Kilcarra. Big field - hill in centre - gentle slope. People hanged here after the Wexford rebellion. Mrs.Higgins, Kilcarra. Goggins Walls. Old ruins of a house on the Knockenree road. Remains of garden etc here. An old man named Goggin lived here. Mr.Alexander, Knockenree. The Rock Lane. The lane above the Ten Houses - near the Round O (page2) leading down to old mines in Ballymurtagh. Lane very twisted. The entire mine district called the 'Rock' before mines started - ochre mines. Near the Bell Rock (p.2) Mr Tom Greene, Ballygahan. The Bawnoges. A field in Kilcarra. Old people say that the fairies lived here, all dressed in white. Mrs.Higgins, Kilcarra. Raheens. A field in Kilcarra. People dislike going into this field at night as 'the fairies would jump into their pockets & take them away'. Ellie Higgins, Kilcarra

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
   2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Castlemacadam, Co. Wicklow

   Informant

   Ellie Higgins

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilcarra East, Co. Wicklow

   Informant

   Mr Alexander

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Knockanree, Co. Wicklow

   Informant

   Mrs Higgins

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilcarra East, Co. Wicklow

   Informant

   Mr Tom Greene

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballygahan Upper, Co. Wicklow