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School: Baile i Meadhon Locha (roll number 344)

Location:
Bellanaman, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
C. Nic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0961, Page 091

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0961, Page 091

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  1. Local Place Names

    “The names of our fields are ...”

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    The names of our field are Backhills and Hughs field. There is a bush called Pettybush ? on our farm. it is small and nobody can cut it. A man tried to cut it and a branch fell on his finger. It turned to blood-poison and his finger never came to its right shape again.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    3. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
      2. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seamus O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Looart, Co. Monaghan

  2. Local Place Names

    “I live near the Monaghan, Armagh border.”

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    I live near the Monaghan, Armagh border. About a furlong down the road towards Middletown and on the other side of it is the "Priest's Field". One time a landlord lived there and his name was Irwin
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