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School: Ballyboghill

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Ballyboghil, Co. Dublin
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P.J. Connolly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0787, Page 341

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    There is a field called the wandering hill. One evening there was a man going across this feild. It was getting dark and his foot struck a stray sod which put him astray. He could not find his way home and wandered around all night. In the morning he found himself many miles away from where he was going. Ever since it was called the wandering hill.
    The hop yard was so called because hop used to grow in it long ago. The mustard garden is so called because there was mustard grown in it long ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
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      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    3. products
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    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballyboghil, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Nan Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grange, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Micheal Sweetman
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballyboghil, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grange, Co. Dublin