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School: Ballinacliffy

Location:
Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 148

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 148

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  1. Names of Fields (continued)

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    was an orchard there long ago. The meaning of the Cluna is the meadow.
    A man named Daly place the Sundial in the field which is called after it. It was for telling time by the sun. The dial was taken away by the Daly family of Ballymahon.
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  2. Names of Fields

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    The names of some of our fields are the two-bush field, the pool, the Rathin, the big meadow, Brianíns field and the little garden. The two-bush field is so called because there are two bushes in the middle of it.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Lowpark or Ballyboy, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Pat Nolan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Lowpark or Ballyboy, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Judy Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    82
    Address
    Lowpark or Ballyboy, Co. Westmeath