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School: Borrisoleigh (roll number 590)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0544, Page 162

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  1. The Church Field

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    About a statute mile from here on the road to Nenagh is situated the Church Field.
    In this field there was a church built by St. Culan. The place is called Coolawn after the saint.
    Through this field there runs a river. Across this river are stepping stones.
    About a hundred years ago there was a bell found in the fork of a tree. It was sent to the London Museum.
    During the famine there was a woman coming to the river to wash clothes. In the corner of the field there was a well and when the woman came as far as the well she was too weak to go any farther; so she washed the clothes in the well. The next day the well was dried up and at the other side of the glen there was a new well.
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  2. The Church Field

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    About a statute mile from here on the road to Nenagh is situated the Church Field.
    In this field there was a church built by St. Culan. The place is called Coolawn after the saint.
    Through this field there runs a river. Across this river are stepping stones.
    About a hundred years ago there was a bell found in the fork of a tree. It was sent to the London Museum.
    During the famine there was a woman coming to the river to wash clothes. In the corner of the field there was a well and when the woman came as far as the well she was too weak to go any farther; so she washed the clothes in the well. The next day the well was dried up and at the other side of the glen there was a new well.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Andrew Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathmoy, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Dan Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Rathmoy, Co. Tipperary