School: Leac Snámha (B.) (roll number 10957)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dáithí. B. Ó Duilleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0411, Page 135

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  1. The most of the fields in our farm have names. The names of them are "Hackett's field," the "Big Field," the "Bridge Field," the "House Field," and the "Big Meadow."
    The reason we call one field "Hackett's Field" is because it is situated beside Hackett's house. The reason we call one field the "Bridge Field" is because it is situated near a bridge. The reason we call another field the "Big Field is because it is very big. The reason we call another field the "House Field" is because it is in this field our dwelling house is built. The reason we call one of our fields the "Big Meadow" is because it is a very big size.
    Another field in our farm is known by the name of "Bullies' Field." The reason we call this field "Bullies' Field" is because my grandfather had a house there long ago for young Bulls.
    There is only one stream in my locality and this flows through William Quilter's land of Ballyrehan. This stream is
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballynageragh, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Michael Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynageragh, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Maurice Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynageragh, Co. Kerry