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School: Kilfinny, Áth Dara (roll number 9318)

Location:
Kilfinny, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0498, Page 375

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    Local Place Names.
    At the back of Power's fort Dan Scully has a field called Lios a Phúca.
    Some of our fields are - the Páircín, Cúilín, Yellow Garden, Rocky field, Móinreán, Ceanntrime, Kelly's fort and Mágh-réidh.
    The Páircín is a small field.
    The Cúilín is a small corner field.
    Ceanntrime is a dry haggard.
    Mágh-réidh is a level garden.
    The Yellow Garden got that name when it was first ploughed.
    Móireán is a boggy field. Kelly's field got its name from people who once owned it.
    Sgéalaidh - Seán MacGearailt
    A Sheoladh - Gortfada, Cillfhinghin.
    A Aois - 47 bl
    Gairm bheatha - feirmeoir.
    Cár rugadh agus cár chaith sé a shaoghal - Baile Phoilín, Cillfihnghin agus [?] agus Gortfada.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Kilfinny, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Seán Mac Gearailt
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Gortfadda, Co. Limerick