School: Ballyroebuck (roll number 12841)
- Location:
- Ballyroebuck, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Seán Diolúin
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- There is a field in Borris and it is known as the castle field. It is called the castle field because there is a castle in it.There is an old hill in Ballyroebuck known as States knock. It is called States Knock because it was a nick name on the man who owned it.There is a field in Curraduff and it is called the grey-stone field. The reason it is called the grey-stone field is because there is a grey-stone in the corner of it.There is an old lane in Bolinrush known as Bats-lane. The reason it is called Bats-lane is there was an old house and Bat Hogan use to live in it.Some Local names are the bull field, the stone field, the medows, the acre, the tan-hooks, the well field, the cuan na hockis, the bán yogeabore, the Black knock, gunna(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Richard Lancaster
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Curraduff, Co. Wexford