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School: Clara (2)

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Clara, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Thomáis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0807, Page 414

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    The "Babby's Bush" is the name of a field rented by Mr. Allen. It got is name from a tinker baby that was born behind a bus and its mother left it and it died.
    The Accommodation Road is the road going up to the station. It got its name because it is a long wide road and there is plenty of room in it.
    The twelve cottages is a name of a place where ther are twelve cottages.
    Bull-Park is the name of field owned by Mr. Barrington Goodbody, There used to be a lot of bulls in that field.
    Chapel Hill is the name of a hill. It got its name from chapel they were going to build there and they couldn't build it becuase it was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Whithead
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Erry (Maryborough), Co. Offaly
    Informant
    George Sutherland
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Clara, Co. Offaly