School: Lismacaffry
- Location:
- Lismacaffry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Gamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 225
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- Peter's field
There is a field in Coolnagun and it belonged to a man by the name of Peter Carrigy of Coolnagun, Streete, Moy Goosh, Co. Westmeath. Since he died it is called nothing else but Peter's field.
The Smoothing Iron
There is a field at Float Station and it is the shape of a smoothing iron. It belongs to a girl by the name of Miss Kiernan, Float, Moy Goosh, Co. Westmeath
Barney's Corner.
There is a little corner along the railway and it is called Barney's corner because a man by the name of Barney McGuire of Float, Moy Goosh, Co. Westmeath owned it and since he died it is called Barney's corner.
White's Well
There is a well along the railway and it is called White's Well because a man by the name of White owned the land before the railway Company cut the railway through it. It now belongs to the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Christy Newman
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Address
- Coolnagun, Co. Westmeath
