School: Britway (Bréachmhagh) (roll number 3993)

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1. Local Place Names - Pellick (continued)

   

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   passage running through it. The "Kiln Field" because there is a kiln in it. The "Long Field" because it is long. The "Hill Field" because there is a hill in it. "Mulcahy Field" called after a former owner. The "Well Field" because there is a well in it. The "Furze Meadow" because there was furze growing in it The "Big Field" because it is big. The "L Field" because it is shaped like an L.The "Old House Field" , because there is an old house there. The "Orchard" because there was an orchard there, long ago. The "Inches" and "Páirc na loc" because there is a lough at the end of it. There are rocks in one of the fields, but there are no streams in the farms.

   

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2. Local Place Names - Kilcor

   

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   The names of some of the fields on our farm are "The cottage Field", "The Nook", "Páircín na luachra," which got its name because there are rushes growing in it. The "Big Field" because it is big. "The Bridge Field because there is a bridge built over a stream running through it. "The Long Field" because it is very long. "The Paddock" is situated at the east of the house. "The Green Field" because it is always green. It is in front of the house. "The Plantation Field" gets its name from the plantation which is growing near it. It is in front of our house also. "The Well Field" because there is a well in it and it is situated near Hegarty's house. "The Three Corner

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Kilcor North, Co. Cork

   Collector

   Mary Twomey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilcor North, Co. Cork