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School: Baile Uí Mhurchadha, Borris

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Ballymurphy, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Michael Ó Seachnasaigh
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    I live in Ballybrack in the parish of Borris, in the barony of St. Mullin's (Lower), Co. Carlow. The Irish name of the townsland is An baile breac. The following are the names of fields in it:- "Coobósh", "Mooneens", "Creteen", "Ratheen", "Malt House", "The long field", "Healys field", "Grove", "Charley's field", "Gormans bog" and many others. There are other names of places such as "Clodawn", "Clawsheen", "Gallow's Gap", The reason it is called "Gallow's Gap" because there was a man hung there. There is a townsland near it called "Barnahaskin", which means the "Gap of the Curse. There is another place in Ballybrack called "Clashahulla",
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Doran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybrack, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Patrick Magee
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 50
    Address
    Ballybrack, Co. Carlow