School: Kilmurry

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1. Local Place Names (continued)

   

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   Bleech Field: It is called the Bleech Field because clothes used to be bleeched in it.
   Hurling Field,. The Horse Park, The Long Garden, The Craft Field, the Brick Fields.
   The Race Course: It is called the Race Course because there used to be a coursing in it.
   The Mill Field: Because there used to be a mill in it.
   Polly's Field: It is called after Polly.
   Granny's Field: It is called after Granny.
   The Triangular Field: Because is is triangular.
   Dempsey's Field: It is called after Dempsey.
   Anthony's Field: It is called after Anthony
   The Scutch Field: Because it is scutchy.
   Talawn Field, Cannon's Field.
   Din's Field: It is called after Din.
   The Far Field.
   The little Field: Because it is small.
   Collected by Maura Kennarney (13), Wood-of-O, Tullamore.

   

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2. Local Place Names

   

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   Byrne's Garden: It is called Byrne's Garden because a man by the name of Byrne used to own it.
   The White Field: It is called the White Field because there are a lot of little stones in it and on a sunny day the sun shines on the stones and they look white.
   Richard's Field: Richard's Field is called that name

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   William Byrne

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   13

   Address

   Bracklin Little, Co. Offaly