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   Charleys field
   is so called because there was once a man named Charley and his wife living there. His wife's name was Bid.
   They were very poor but they had some land. They lived in a stone house in the middle of the field. They were married, and had no family.
   The gardening
   is so called because it is a soft and small field.
   Yonacre.

   

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2. Áitainmneacha

   

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   The following are the names on our land Sráigh fada It is so called because it of a long shape and damp nature as it run along the river Brosna. Bolton's Field. It is so called from being in possession of a man who emigrated to a town in England called Bolton

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Brita Gillard

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cloonta, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Michael Gillard

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cloonta, Co. Mayo