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School: Rathanna, Borris

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Rathanna, Co. Carlow
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D. Eustace
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 239

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  1. Local Place Names - Killedmond (continued)

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    "The Bridge Field" because it is near a bridge.
    "The Spout Field" because it is near a well and
    "The Goat-House" field because there was once a goat-house there.
    On the lands of Mr Stanley there are fields called:-
    "The Park" where cars were left on sport's-days.
    "The Poundtenement"
    "The Pound" where sheep were kept on fair days.
    On the lands of Mr Murphy there are:-
    "The Green" it is a large piece of land completely surrounded by the ring of Killedmond, and
    "The Jail Field" because there is an old ruins of a jail there.
    Some wells are:-
    "Charlies well" on an old by-road and:-
    "Tobberature??" in an old turf bog at Ratheen.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Mac Leonard
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killedmond, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Thomas Leech
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Killedmond, Co. Carlow