School: Ballinakill (B.) (roll number 895)

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1. Old Place Names (continued)

   

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   There is a path up in Heywood and it called Miss May's Walk. This path is situated on the Loughgorman side of the pond. The path got its name, because a lady by the name of Miss May Domville walked along on this path every evening. There is a path under Miss May's walk and it is called the Pond Walk. There is a wood situated near these two paths and it is called Judy's wood. It got this name because there was a woman living in the Tower Lodge and her name was Judy Curtis. There is a well on the Western side of Heywood House, under the Italian gardens and it is called Sir William's Well. It was called after Sir William Domville. There is a hill up in the middle of the Commons in Heywood and it is called the Temple Hill. Long ago there was a Temple or Church erected on this Hill where people worshipped the wind. A couple of yards from the Temple Hill is a place called Flaherty's Lane.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Haywood Demesne, Co. Laois

   Collector

   Christy Shea

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballinakill, Co. Laois

   Informant

   Shea

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Worker