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School: St. Cronan's, Bray

Location:
Bray, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Patrick Mac Donnell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0912, Page 046

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    In a field on the right hand side of the Dargle Road there is a big field called the "Herd's Field". There is a big stone wall overlooking the Upper and Lower Dargle Road.
    In the wall are four big oblong shaped holes, which were said to be used during the war to put guns through when attacking the enemy.
    Years ago the field in which Barry's Amusement Park is now was called the "Belgium Field" during the Great War when the Belgian refugees came to Ireland.They were given plots in this field to grow plants and vegetables.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sean Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr J. Roche
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Maitland Street, Co. Wicklow