School: Broadford, Moyvalley (roll number 764)
- Location:
- Broadford, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Buachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0771, Page 034
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- Cooleycat near Clonard.The Toor in Moyvalley.Crocnakeen, near Clonard. It is said that a big battle was fought there and when it was over all the women were crying for the men that were killed. Hence the name.Comfy Field. in Moyvalley. A plant called comfy grows in it.The moat Field, in Clonard. In this moat it is said that the Druids used to burn the bodies of the dead. There is supposed to be a big stone table under the moat and an underground passage.The Bruckawn near Clonard. The man that owned this field once thought that there was a lot of sand in a little hill in this field. He got a lot of men to dig it up and turn into a sandpit. When they had dug for sometime they found a lot of bones. They(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Dixon
- Gender
- Female
