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School: Cill Bhonáin, Droichead na Bandan (roll number 1271)

Location:
Kilbonane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0346, Page 108

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    The "bullock" field is next to the "lodge" field. The reason it was called the "bullock" field is because the bullocks were killed there to build the houses and castles.
    The "priest's" field was so called because a priest said mass in a hole in a rock during the Penal Times. The rock stood in that field.
    The "pony" field was so called because famous landlords had races in that field.
    The "gollán" was called because there was a big stone stood there and it was called the "gollán".
    People say that the "Kileen" was so called, because a saint used stay in that field. Kileen was his name.
    The "garden" field was so called because it was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Rathard, Co. Cork
    Collector
    Eily Lane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathard, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Denis Lane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathard, Co. Cork