School: Lios Béalad, Dún Mánmhaí (roll number 11715)

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1. Local Place Names

   

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   There is a field not far from my house called the Rams field. This field belongs to a man named Matthew Fitzgerald of Lisbealad Dunmanway. The reason this field was called the Ram's field because there were two rams killed there. These two rams were fighting and the old ram had to bend his head to fight and he broke his neck. There is also a hill in the townland of Lisbealad called hacklers hill. In olden times all the people use to hackle their flax there. All the people used to grow flax a good deal long ago. This field belongs to a man named Thomas Bryan. This man has also a field called the coulagh field. The reason the field was called the coulagh field because there was an old house in that place. The walls of this old house can be seen yet. This field is not far from where I live.

   

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Julia Murray

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs Julia Murray

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lisbealad, Co. Cork

2. Local Place Names

   

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   There is a field on our farm known as "páirc a tige". It is situated in the townland of East Drinagh Co Cork. The reason it was called that name was that name was that there was a house on it at one time. The man that lived there was John OSullivan East Drinagh Dunmanway. There is another field by the name of the "balling field". It is situated in the townland of East Drinagh belonging to Denis Collins in the Parish of Drimoleague in the County of Cork. The reason it was called that name was that long ago there was a lot of football and games played in that field. We have two other fields by the name of

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Kelly

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mr Patrick Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drinagh East, Co. Cork