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School: Gaigue (B.), Ballinamuck (roll number 13305)

Location:
Gaigue, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Peter Duignan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 083

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  1. Old Names of Fields

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    The pipe field:- In Alic Mooheheads farm.
    The horse shoe field. In Paddy Reilly farm
    The Pairc Wawn. In Gunshins land Gaigue.
    The Gorry Gurm. small field, ferns.
    The Bowle :- in Gunshinans land.
    Thomas Garden.
    The Poll brean. in Feehilys land Gaigue
    The Kilnfield.
    The yellow garden. in Feehilys land
    The black field: grey field at Feehilys
    The big park: At Gunshinans.
    Dwyer's Garden. In Kerrigan's land. A bush stands in the middle with stones around it and ruins of old house.
    The Slang A long field at Feehilys.
    The rock field. At Gunshinans, a well is in it with a rock over it and a bush grows over the well. The people are afraid to cut this bush for fear of the fairies.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Gaigue, Co. Longford
    Collector
    Stanislaus O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gaigue, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Ellen Gunshinan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74