School: Cloghogue (roll number 15574)

Location:
Cloghoge Upper, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Ml. Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 231

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  1. There are a number of place names on my farm. "The Chapel Garden" is one of them. In olden times there was a chapel built in a garden and from that day to this that garden is called "the Chapel Garden. The name of the next field is "The Fair Green". In olden times a fair was held in that field every month. Cattle, sheep, pigs, hens and chickens were sold at it.
    "The Fort Field" is the name of a field on my farm. It got its name from a fort that is in it.Nowadays there is a wall built around it. "The Castle Field" is the name of another field. In olden times an English soldier built a castle and one day while he was away it was burned.
    "The Big Meadow" is the name of another field. It got its name from a big meadow field. "The Little Garden" is the name of another field on my farm. It is so called because it is a very small field. "The bush field" is the name of another field. It is so called because there are a number of bushes
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lauretta Judge
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brickeen, Co. Sligo