School: Áth an Lín (C.), Baile an Gharrdha (roll number 9633)

Location:
Ballingarry, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire Nic an Aodhaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0490, Page 015

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  1. Place Names.
    The names of fields around my locality are :-
    The Glebe, which means Church land owned by Brownes.
    Gluan na Gcapall and the puca owned by Robert Quaid.
    There is a field called the Cluan, owned by Condons of Cnockery. Sgeiltin Mairtin, which means Martin's bush, owned by Mr. Frawley.
    The wheat field belongs to Meehan's, Knockaderry, where wheat used to grow long ago.
    The rick of turf field where a rick of turf was made every year.
    The Black well field, so called because there is a small well in the field, which has water all the year round.
    The Lough field takes its name from a lake which was there long ago.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Knockaderry, Co. Limerick
    Collector
    Brigid Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockaderry, Co. Limerick
    Collector
    Margaret Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockaderry, Co. Limerick