School: Monaghan (Christian Bros.) (roll number 16723)

Location:
Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
M. Ó Floinn
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  1. At Killivan there is a knowe.
    Down at Guns of Killivan there is a field called the long field because it is a long field.
    There is a field at my grannies and it is called the Kilnpot Field because there was a kiln in it.
    At my aunties in Drumhilla there is a big rock called the Giant's rock it is called so because there was supposed to be a giant buried there.
    At Killivan there is a Quarry field, it is called so because there is a quarry in it.
    My Grannie has a field called the Well field because there is a well in it.
    We have a field called the Money Land field because it was a man called Money who owned it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Barton
    Gender
    Female