School: Lowtown (B.), Galbally

Location:
Galbally, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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    There is a field in our farm and it is called the coarse field because rushes grow on it.
    There is a field in More Abbey called the cottage field because Mr. Ryan's cottage is built on it.
    There is a field on Mr. Ryan's farm (More Abbey) called the milk field because milk was got in it. There is a field in Mr. Clancy's farm (Park) called the well field because there is a well in it.
    There is a field in Mr. Richard's farm called the quarry field because there is a quarry in it.
    There is a cross on the road to Tipperary called Bennett's Cross because Henry Massey Bennett lived there.
    The Cross of the Tree is on the
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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
    Collector
    Mícheál Ó Faoláin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Tim Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Moorabbey, Co. Tipperary