School: Scoil an Chlochair, Bunclody

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   down Mr. Brown's avenue and back up Bray's Cross hill. This was a very nice evenings walk. There are not any ruins there now, but you would know by the field that there was a town there not long ago.

   Elizabeth Kavanagh, Gurteen.
   Matrtials obtained from
   Mr Phelim Kavanagh

   

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2. Local Place Names

   

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   Local Place Names

   There is a field in Bolinrush in the parish of Kilrush called the Hurlers' field. As "Stephen the Ruckle" was passing through this field with some tallow candles he saw the fairies hurling in this field. They gave him a hurl and he began to hurl. He hurled until morning and the cock crew at morning, but he had only the wicks of the candles hanging from his belt. All vanished from the field.

   There is another field in the same parish called the Bullbait or Bullbeat. It is well fenced with some trees around it. It is called the Bull-
   bait because when people wanted to kill a bull for meat for themselves the neighbours

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   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
   2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Bunclody, Co. Wexford

   Collector

   Elizabeth Kavanagh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Gorteen, Co. Wexford

   Informant

   Mr Phelim Kavanagh

   Gender

   Male