School: Kilmurry
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: A. de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0803, Page 182
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- (continued from previous page)Barney's Big Field: This is a big field and it is called after Barney Farrell also.
Back of the Garden: This got it's name because it is at the back of our garden.
We have other fields called the Back of the Town, Moors and the Lock Meadow. Cappaghbree Field, Sour Fields, Punch Bowl, The Sheep Walk, Hill Field, The Black Hallow, The Grove Field, High Field.
The wood field: It was a wood at one time.
The Rye Garden: It is called this because rye was always grown in it.
(Collected by Thomas Scally (12), Ballyleague, Daingean, Offaly)
- Dinnies Field: It is called this because there was a man named Dinnie Flynn owned it years ago.
The Pine Field: It is called this because there was a case of pine found in the field one day.
The Soldiers Field: Soldiers used to drill in this field.
The Canal Field: It is beside the canal.
The Hill Field: There is a hill in it.
(Collected by Thomas Dunne (13), Ballyleague, Daingean) - Collector
- Thomas Dunne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ballyteige Little, Co. Offaly
- The field under the bridge, The Middle Field, The Far Roe, The Low Roe, Bob's Field, It is called after Bob. Cush Field, Cosheen Field.(continues on next page)
