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School: Mulhuddart (roll number 16675)

Location:
Mulhuddart, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Broin

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0790, Page 56

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Place Names - The Lands of Buzzardstown

There are fields in Buzzardstown which have many names. First of all Buzzardstown itself got its name from the gentleman named Buzzard who used to live there.

The three brothers
This field got its name the time of the Normans invasion. One day three brothers were hanged in that field in a mistake for somebody else. Since then it is called the Three Brothers.

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Collector
Kathleen Caffrey
Gender
female
Address
Mulhuddart, Co. Dublin
Language
English
Location
Buzzardstown

Place Names - The Lands of Parslickstown (continued)

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of three corners

The Well Field
It is so called because the well is situated at the corner of this field. Long ago a pattern was held at the well and in preparation for this pattern dealers erected camps in this field and on pattern day the dealers sold drink and other refreshments.

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