School: Rathcoyle, Kiltegan

Location:
Rathcoyle Lower, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Aodh Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 186

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    The long field:
    So called because of its length.
    The slate-house field:
    It is so called because there was a slate -house built on it one time.
    Mullan a clo:
    This place is part of a bog and there is a big stone situated on it.
    The brook field:
    So called because a brook flows beside it.
    Berr's field:
    So called because a man by the name of Berr lived in a house which was situated on the field.
    Berr's Brook:
    So called because a man by the name of Berr lived in a house which was situated beside a brook.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Carrignameil: This is the name of the townland in which I live. It gets its name from a large rock situated on the top of this mountain.
    On my home farm there are a number of fields.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Carrignamweel, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Sarah Heffernan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Carrignamweel, Co. Wicklow