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School: Boston (roll number 10212)

Location:
Bostoncommon, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhocharthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0777, Page 140

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    FIELDS WITH ENGLISH NAMES
    The Hillocks - So called because of its many mounds
    The Bush Field - A big bush grows in its centre
    Forge Field - bears the ruined walls of an old forge
    The Pond Field - has an old dry pond in it
    The Lime Kiln Field - has an old kiln
    Four Gapped Field - has four gaps one on each side
    Football Field - Games are played here by locals
    Sports Field - Sports were held here long ago
    Ring Field - Used to train in young horses
    Meadows Field - Used for meadows continually
    Church Meadows - Beside Feighcullen Prot. Ch.
    Crooked Field - A Small fort shaped field
    High Field - is on the Slope of a hill
    Castle Meadows, Handkerchief Field - Reason unknown, but a battle supposed to have been fought sometime in Handker.Field
    The Grove Field - So called from a clump of Trees
    FIELDS NAMED FROM FORMER OWNERS
    Rose Powers Field
    Dempseys Field
    Dunnys Garden
    Devines Garden
    Fagans Garden
    Dowlings Field
    Archibolds Field
    Healy's Garden
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    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
    Bostoncommon, Co. Kildare
    Collector
    May Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Bostoncommon, Co. Kildare