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School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 243

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 243

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  1. Names of Fields (continued)

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    It belongs to John Wade also. The páirc an alluis gets its name from the amount of sweat that was lost cultivating it in olden times. It belongs to Thomas Quinn of Monavea.
    Places that get their names from their owners
    "Sheill's bogs" gets their names from a man named Thomas Sheills who lived there over three years ago "Dowlings mountain" situated in Ardenteggle, gets its name from Dowlings who lives there at present "Hughes's bog" it is situated in Monavea and it gets its name from a woman named Mary Hughes who lived there over forty years ago.
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