School: Cadamstown, Kinnitty

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1. Local Place Names (continued)

   

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   Castle-field:
   In the townsland of Cadamstown there is a field called the Castle field. A long time ago the O’Carroll’s had a castle there, but the castle has fallen, and ever since the field is called the Castle-field.

   The Ducking stool field:
   There is a field in Ballingcarrig called the Ducking stool field/ There is a well in this field and any old woman who would be looking for too much news, she would be brought down and ducked in it and so it was called the Ducking stool field.

   Brian Donnelly 60 yrs.
   Cadamstown
   Birr
   6/7/38

   Obdt Brian Donnelly
   (Father)

   

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2. Bird-Lore

   

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   There are many birds to be found in our district. Some of them are the Robin, Blackbird, Wren and housesparrow. The wren builds in a blackthorn bush or old and ruined walls. She lays

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Obdt. Brian Donnelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cadamstown, Co. Offaly

   Informant

   Brian Donnelly

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Cadamstown, Co. Offaly