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    “The Devil's half acre is said to be in Woodville.”

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    The Devil's half acre is said to be in woodville. It consists of the cottage field and the long field. The cottage field is so called because a cottage was built there. The murder field is near Rusk near Dunboyne. It is so called because about the year 1860 many people were murdered here by an insane man.
    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
    Location
    Woodville, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Mary Greene
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballydowd, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Sheridan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Harness-maker
    Address
    Ballydowd, Co. Dublin