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School: Baile Uí Mhurchadha, Borris

Location:
Ballymurphy, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Michael Ó Seachnasaigh
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    I live in Headfield in the parish of Borris in the barony of St Mullins (Lower,) Co. Carlow. The Irish for this townsland is Mullán na gCeann. The following are the names of places in it. "The Long Field", "the Padocks", "the Croocked fields", "the Green Patch", "the Inches", "the Cooneen", "the Creteen", "the Leg of Mutton" "Mullanavee", the "well field", "Keatings field", "Reddy's", "Tinveg", "the pond field", "the Batins", "the Raheen", "the little Bog", "the Fair field", There is a stream flowing through Headfield and it turns over a little rock called "Ashbore" There is also another field called "the Shilagawn field".
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    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Mullannagaun, Co. Carlow
    Collector
    Martin Dalton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullannagaun, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Michael Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 30
    Address
    Mullannagaun, Co. Carlow