School: Edengorra (roll number 9597)

Location:
Edengora, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Michael Hetherton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0710, Page 055

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0710, Page 055

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    the lime fell out on the ground. The owner then came along and took the lime away in his cart and spread it on his land, there being not artificial manure then as there is nowadays.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Local names of fields as collected by Edengorra School Children and written by the compiler of this book.

    (Field) Name - Where Situated
    Why it was so called? or anything connected with it

    (1) BROCUIGHTHE -
    Cormeen, Moynalty in James Skelly's land
    In this field a well sprung up and a woman washed a pair of stockings in it. The well disappeared and afterwards sprung up in the next field

    (2) CARRAIG MHÓR
    Newtown, Kilmainhamwood in John MacMahon's land
    A big rock is situated in this field

    (3) BUACHALÁIN
    Coroneary, Kingscourt in John Connor's land
    The Rag Wort weed grows profusely in it

    (4) LÉANA BEAG
    Corcar Kilmainhamwood in Pat Cusack's land
    It is a small meadow

    (5) CNOC na GLOINE
    Shancor, Kilmainhamwood in Thomas Cusack's land
    It is said there is glass to be found in one corner of the field

    (6) CNOC na MUICE
    Aughamore, Kilmainhamwood in Kate MacConnell's land
    It was a place that the old people used to feed pigs
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Edengora, Co. Meath