School: Ballaghameehan (roll number 13908)

Location:
Tullyskeherny, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
John Eames

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0189, Page 172

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because in olden times there were no ditches between our farm and Shanley McGowans's land. At last they decided to make a ditch and the planted trees there.

The cats courthouse. The reason that this field is so called it is said. Long ago all the cats of the district gathered to a high field and it is suppose that it was in this field they gathered.
The Forth field. This field is a very queer shaped field and in one of the corner's of this field there is a snall forth. In the middle of the firth there is a round high hump.
Flowers park. It got its name from a Minister who used to keep this field during the summer months to save the hay of it.

Collector
John Eames
Gender
male
Occupation
teacher
Address
Tullyskeherny, Co. Leitrim
Language
English