School: Kentstown (roll number 1599)
- Location:
- Kentstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Lúasaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 406
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- Name of Field
Owner’s Name, Address of Owner,
Size of Field
Derivation of Name
The Lime Kiln Field Owned by Mr. John Daly, Brownstown. An Uaimh. The area is about fire acres
It is called this name because there is a lime kiln in it.
The Mill Field Owned by Mrs. Owens, Brownstown, An Uaimh.
It is about eight acres in area.
There is a saw-mill at there corner of the field, which gives it this title
The Mollies The property of Mr. Jack Bowens, of Burtonstown, Balrath. It consist of about twenty acres.
How this field got its name is unknown.
It is generally supposed that is called “The Mollies” because there are fox coverts in it.
- Collector
- Thomas Heary
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Brownstown, Co. Meath
