School: Dromlohan, Kilcornan (roll number 15848)

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1. Local Place Names

   

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   Mr Smyth, Ballyvogue, Kilcornan

   (1) Purtill's Garden: Owned at one time by a man called Purtill.
   (2) The Big Field: So called because of its size.
   (3) The Cow Field: Used at one time as a pasture for cows only
   (4) The House Field: Is the field nearest the house.
   (5) The Near Cragg and the Lower Cragg: Fields of a craggy nature divided by the road
   (6) The Cottage Field: A labourer's cottage is built near the same.

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2. Local Place Names

   

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   In the farm of Miss Taylor, Hollypark, Kilcornan, the following names are found (1) The Racecourse: Races were held in that field long ago. (2) The Lough Field: This field contains a lough of water (3) The Blue Lake so called because of the blueness of its water. (4) Walker's Field: Contains the ruins of a house in which a man named Walker lived at one time. (5) The Line Garden: This garden is bounded on one side by the main road or "line" (6) The Bloody Gate: A man was killed here long ago.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Dromlohan, Co. Limerick

   Collector

   Thomas Lynch

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Moig, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   Miss Taylor

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Hollypark, Co. Limerick