School: Hackettstown (2)

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   There is a field called Dooley's Field. It is called so because a man named Dooley lived there long ago. There is a field called the Bog Field it is in the town-land of Scotland. It was so called because turf used to be cut in it long ago. There is a bridge called Saul's bridge. It was called so because a man named Saul lived there long ago.
   There is another field called Gailey's Field. It is in the town-land of Rathmafishogue. It is called so because a man by the name Gailey used to live there long ago. There is a pigs field in the townland of Scotland. It is called so because there are pigs in the field.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Hacketstown, Co. Carlow

   Collector

   Violet Seabrooke

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mr R. Harris

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Tombeagh, Co. Carlow