School: Baile Dubh, (C.) (roll number 15541)

Location:
Ballyduff, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Dhriaghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 482

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  1. There are many old Irish names on fields and places around my district.
    "Páirc na gCapaill" - this is a field in the townland of Tournageeha which yields a good grass crop and horses were always kept in it during the Summer, and even in the Winter there was grazing on it for a horse or two, but now it is under tillage.
    "Túr Beag" is another field in the townland of Tournageeha. It was so-called because it is a small, level field and green at all times of the year, both in Summer and in Winter time.
    People always believe that there is water somewhere in the field for it is always moist.
    "Páirc an Tobair" also in Tournageeha.
    This name was given to it because there is a spring well in one end of it, and the owner ,John Scanlon", brings his cows there
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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
    Location
    Toornageeha, Co. Waterford
    Collector
    Margaret Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toornageeha, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    John Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Toornageeha, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Patrick Scanlon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Toornageeha, Co. Waterford