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School: Allenwood

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Allenwood, Co. Kildare
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Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 209

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  1. The Penal Days (continued)

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    the wall and it is pointed at the top. The man who owns the field has the hold in the wall stuffed with "scraits" to keep in the sheep. Bishop Gallagher is supposed to be buried in Crosspatrick graveyard.
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  2. Place Names

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    Some fields have names. Some of the fields I know are,
    The ballalley is a field belonging to Mr. Quinn, Littletown. Rosy's acre on Mr. Thorntons land in Ballyteague, Friar's park on Cribbins land of Lowtown, The fuarán on Mr. Thornton's land, the
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Allenwood, Co. Kildare
    Collector
    Marcella Ennis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grangeclare West, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Patrick Cleary
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Grangeclare West, Co. Kildare