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School: Empor (roll number 941)

Location:
Emper, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Gallagher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 029

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    These facts were told to me by Patrick Farrell aged ninty years of age, a native of Empor Ballynacargy.
    The following are situated in the townsland of Empor and the parish of Milltown.
    The following are place names of fields in this locality
    "Fáithce"
    "Muile na h-Eorna"
    "Cúl Raithnigh"
    "Pairc na Tona"
    "Sgeach"
    "Acra Ban"
    "Baile Óige"
    "Cairrigín"
    Of the number of fields I have named sgeach is the only one I can describe.
    This field got its name because there are briars and white thorn bushes growing around it.
    Muile na h-Eorna is situated in Churchtown and it was considered a great field long ago for growing barley.
    Baile Óige is situated in Empor and it got its name because the youths of the castle always
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Emper, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Cella Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Address
    Emper, Co. Westmeath