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School: Caisleán Ó gConaing (C.) (roll number 9686)

Location:
Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Bean Uí Uallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 099

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    Fields
    "Gort Mór is a great field in the neighbourhood, it is so big that it is called Gort Mór. An adjoining field is named Gort Beag as it is much smaller than "Gort Mór"
    The Market Field" gets its name from the Markets which were held there long ago.
    The Well Field It is so called because of a spring well which is in the centre of the field.
    The Barn Field because of crops of wheat and oats which used be stored in barns there long ago.
    The Kiln Field which had a lime kiln on it.
    The Flax Field in which there used to be a pool for bogging flax.
    The Brick Field It is so called because
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mary Casey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gooig, Co. Limerick