School: Kilmurry

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1. Local Place Names (continued)

   

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   Pier Park: Because there are (?) piers going into it.
   Limekiln: Because there was an old limekiln in it.
   The Curragh:
   The Cherry Field: Because there are cherries growing in it.
   The Pound:
   The Paddock: Because it is a little field.
   The Three Cornered Field: It has three corners.
   The Broken Pier:
   Collected by Sheila Boland (14) Wood-of-), Tullamore.

   

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2. Local Place Names

   

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   The Sheep Park: Because sheep stop in it.
   The Flat Field: Because it is flat.
   The Rush Field: Because rushes always grow inside.
   The Pass Park: Because people cross it to the road.
   Pidgeon Moor:
   The Square Field: It got it's name because people named Pikes owned it.
   The Big Moor: Because it is a big moor.
   The Burned Moor: It got it's name because heather and heath was burned off it.
   The Soldiers Field: It got it's name because the soldiers used be in it.
   Fairfield:
   The Scrubhill Field: Because long ago it was a scrub.

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Thomas Scally

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   12

   Address

   Ballyteige Little, Co. Offaly