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School: An Léim Gearr (roll number 8766)

Location:
Lemgare, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Duffy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0936, Page 345

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  1. Local Place Names - Names of Fields (continued)

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    FIELD - OWNER - PECULIARITIES

    The Black Garden - John O'Hare, Lemgare - Bogland

    Ketna - Patrick Murray, Lemgare -
    A woman named Ketna used live there

    The Cowan - William Nesbitt, Lemgare
    The Gusset - William Nesbitt, Lemgare -
    three-cornered field

    The footstick field - Ed. Treanor, Lemgar -
    from a footstick over river

    The Smoothing Iron - Ed. McCahey, Lemgar -
    Shape of smoothing iron

    The pound field - Margaret Brennan, Crossbane
    The boggan - T. Conlon, Tasson
    The bush field - J. Mulligan, Tasson
    The fairy ring - J. Clarke, Crossbane - a fairy pad and fort
    The Carrycar - D. Casey, Lemgore
    The Cove hill - Peter Mohan, Crossbane - Cave in it
    The Mass field - Peter Mohan, Crossbane - Mass rock in it
    The Whinny Hill - Pat Murray, Crossbane
    The Glen field - Kate McKeown, Crossbane - Glen in it
    The "Bay Chin" - D. Casey, Lemgore
    Croncreawar hill - Peter Mohan, Crossbane

    The mines field - Pat Brennan, Coolartra - Mines
    The Captain's field - Pat Brennan, Coolartra -
    Captain walker of Mines lived in it

    The Para-Whack - Patrick McAdam, Lemgore

    Connollys field - Patrick McAdam, Lemgore -
    A man Connolly lived there

    Purgatory - Johnny Mulligan, Tasson
    Carnaglabuc - Mre E. Mulligan, Tasson
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Lemgare, Co. Monaghan