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 159

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The names of the fields in my father's farm are the West Field, the Railway Field, the Big Marsh, the Orchard Field and the Quarry Field.
The West Field got its name as it is the most westerly field in the farm.
The Railway Field got its name as it is the nearest field in the farm to the railway.
The Big Marsh is so called as it is the biggest marsh in the farm.
In former years one of our fields was an orchard and at the present day we call it the Orchard Field.
The Quarry Field got its name as there is a quarry in it.
We also have another field named Ferry's Marsh and this

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Collector
Tom Mc Elligott
Gender
male
Address
Cunnagare, Co. Kerry
Informant
Maurice Shanahan
Gender
male
Address
Liscullane, Co. Kerry
Language
English
Location
Cunnagare