School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

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1. Local Place Names

   

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   In our farm there are names on each field. They are as follows.
   "The Upper field", "The Middle Field" "Mac Brides Field" "The Bridge Field", "The Hill Field" "The Long field" "The Little Field" "The Black Field Gate", "The Half acre bottom", "the big bottom", "The Paddock".
   The "upper field" is called so because it is the fathest field from our house. The "middle field" is called so because it is between the "Upper field" and "Mac Brides field". "Mac Brides field" is called so because it is opposite Mac Brides house. "The Bridge field" because it is beside a bridge.
   The hill field" because there is a hill in its centre.
   "The long field" because it is about twice as long as it is wide.
   "The little field" because it is

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Ella Cooke

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Newcastle, Co. Meath

   Informant

   John Smyth

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Newcastle, Co. Meath