School: St. Cronan's Longford Wood, An Teampoll Mór (roll number 6662)

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1. Local Place Names

   

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   The district contains a great many Irish place names: we have the parish name "Bourney", the village name "Clonakenny" Townlands- "Gurteen", "Coolgarren", Borrisnoe", Gortnadumma", "Montore", "Shanacloon", "Dawras", "Bonagortbawn", "Corriga", "Kylanna", "Kilough", Derrylahan", Knocknavogga", Ballymoheen".
   Then we have such names as Bumblers Bush", "The Rocks", "Maddens Meadow", "The Lough Field", "The Well Field", "The Bog Field", "The Hill Field", The Foyle Field", "The "Three Corner Field", "Castle Park", "The Furry Hill", "The Noor, Field" [?] , "The Flat Field", "The Put Ditch Field",n"The Bull Field", "The Bare Field", "The Round Field", "The Seven Aceres", "Harrolds Meadow", "The Stoney Meadow", "The Church Field", "Andy's Garden", "Mollies Meadow", "[?] Meadow", "The Horse Field", "The Fattening Park", "The Beggars Pit", "Kitts Bog", "The Little Bog", "The Brick Field", "The Ferny Field", "The Kery Field", "The Gazebo", The three Quarter Field.
   The meanings of most of these

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Longfordwood, Co. Tipperary

   Collector

   Mai Mullally

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Shanacloon, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Pat Corby

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Clonakenny, Co. Tipperary