School: An Drom (Drom Thurles) (roll number 585)

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   is on the north side of the house. "The Priest's Field" is so called because it is situated opposite the parish priest's house. The "well Field" is so called because there is a well called the "Sweet well" in it.

   There is also a hill in one of the fields and it is called the "priest's Hill," and it is situated near the priest's House.

   

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2. Local Place Names

   

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   3. The largest portion of our farm is in the townland of Moonvoure, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. The rest of it is in the townland of Kilvilcorris, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. One of our fields is called "The Pond Field." It is situated on the north side of our house townland of Kilvilcorris. It is called this because there is a pond in the middle of it. This is in the townland of Kilvilcorris, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. Another one is south-east of the house. This is called "The Fort Field." It is called this because there is a large fort in the centre of it. One of the fields in Moonvoure is called "The Boggy Field."

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Ryan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilvilcorris, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Matt Ryan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kilvilcorris, Co. Tipperary