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

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1. Local Place Names

   

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   My father's farm is situated in the townland of Drom, in the parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. There are names on certain fields on the farm. The "Bog Field" is so called because there is a bog situated on it. The "Bridge Field" is so called because there is a bridge on the west side of it. The "Middle Field" is so called because there is a field on each side of it. "Toban leathan" Field is so called because there is a well in it. The "Little Field" is so called because it is a small field. The "River Field" is so called because there is a river flowing through it. The "Moor Field" is so called because it is a marshy field. "Kirwan's Field" is so called because it was owned by Kirwans before.

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      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Drom, Co. Tipperary

   Collector

   Mary Troy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drom, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Tobias Troy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drom, Co. Tipperary

2. Bird-Lore - The Birds and the Weather

   

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   There are certain signs by which the weather can be judged, and one is by the birds. The commonest bird is the swallow. When it is seen flying low it is a sign of rain. The crow when it is heard cawing loudly

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