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School: Kentstown (roll number 1599)

Location:
Kentstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Lúasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 399

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    Name of Field
    Owner’s Name, Address of Owner, Size of Field
    Derivation of Name

    The High Field
    Owned by Mr. Farrell Walterstown. Garlow Cross. It consists of about seven acres.
    Got its name because it is on top of a hill.

    The White Field
    This field is owned by Mr. Nicholas Delaney Rathfeigh, Tara. Fourteen acres is the area of it.
    Called this because of the huge crop of mushrooms it produces every year.

    Paíre na mBó
    Owner- Mr. Tully of Balgeeth, Walterstown. It consists of about ten acres.
    It is supposed that cows were kept in this field long ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Kentstown, Co. Meath
    Collector
    Cecil Macken
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Danestown, Co. Meath