School: Bunninadden

Location:
Bunnanaddan, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
John J. Rochford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0279

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    told him that it was not lucky to take away the stones out of the fort.
    Charles Egan
    Knockalough
    Bunninadden
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    Mr Charles Egan
    Knockalough
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  2. OurFarm.
    Our farm contains 26 acres of land. It is divided into fourteen fields by fences hedges and trenches. We have a name on every field. The field in which our house is situated, is called the long field. To the north west of this field the fort field lies. There is a fort in this field, that is why it is called the fort field. There is another field lying to the west of the fort field. It is a long distance from our house, therefore it is called the far field. To the east of this field the red field lies. There are names on some of the meadow lands too, they are called, the angle field, the square field,the small field, and the big field. The cows gorge in the rushy bottom and in the heathery bottom. We raise cattle, sheep, cows, pigs, hens, ducks, geese and turkeys. We
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John J. Kerins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynaraw North, Co. Sligo