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School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)

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Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
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Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0544, Page 368

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    Long ago the old people used to have names on the field's. There are name's on some of Corbetts field's. Rick's field. Con's hill. Jim's field. Stoney hill. the far field. The person that told me do not know about any stream's. or rock's or bushe's. In the townsland of Ballinhow there is a field called the Ell field because it is the shape of an Ell, it is in the land of John Ryan it is in the Parish of Borrisoleigh, Co Tipperary.
    Pupils Name. Mary Younge. Killamoyne. Borrisoleigh. Co Tipperary.
    Got From. Mrs. P. Corbett. Killamoyne. Borrisoleigh. Co Tipperary.
    70yrs.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    There is a field near Carrigeen called the forge field and it is Kennedy field. And that show's that there were a forge there before Long ago. Another name of a field is the kill field it is Fitzpatrick's field & they should be a lime kill there long ago. There is a hollow named curcan.
    Pupil's Name. Mary Younge. Killamoyne. Borrisoleigh. Co Tipperary.
    Got From. James Younge. Cullohill. Borrisoleigh. Co Tipperary.
    53yrs.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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