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School: Kilmessan (C.) (roll number 4211)

Location:
Kilmessan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Stín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0690, Page 083

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  1. Local Place Names (continued)

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    which was there in the days of Fionn MacCuhall. This granary which held all the grain of the locality was convenient to the spot now marked by the ruin by Reilly's house.
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    The Catle field is situated in Marshalstown and it is so called because there was a castle there long ago. The names of the other fields are
    The Coolagarra
    The Poor Field
    The Glory
    Cnoc Sleamna
    The Forge Field because there was a forge there long ago where they used to make the pikes for the 1798 rising at Tara.
    There is a field situated in Ringlestown called the "Black Garden," because there was a village there long ago.
    There is another field called the
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Kilmessan, Co. Meath
    Collector
    Theresa Gorman
    Gender
    Female