School: Clongeen (roll number 4652)
- Location:
- Clongeen, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Brian Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 263
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- There are many fields in this district known by a special name.
The cowfield is good for grazing,
the Keeper's field, the Horsefield because it is good for horses.
The Westnett's field; the Mangold-pit field;
Cotter's Gardens; the fir field, the yard field nearest to the yard, Power's hill and the rabbit hill.
- Many fields and nooks in this district are known by their names.
Poundings field, People by the name of Poundings lived there one time but they went to America.
The Butter-meadow; because a lot of buttercups grow there in the Summer; fields that those grow in are said to be good grazing fields.
The "factory-field" on my father's land in Mullinderry so called because it is alongside the old woollen factory where wool was spun about fifty years ago.
The kiln field, The "Bláge-field because it is near the river where the bleaching was done
The "Paur Fán means the white park. - Collector
- P. Ryan
- Address
- Mullinderry, Co. Wexford
