School: Wateraghy

Location:
Woteraghy, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
C. Ó Cuilinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 286

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 286

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  1. The "White Field". There grows every year a great many white daisies in this field and that is why it got its name.
    The "School Field". Long ago there was a hedge-school in this field.
    The "Plantation". This field got its name by a lot of trees which grew there many years ago.
    The "Rushy Bottoms". This is a very wet place and it is always full of rushes.
    The "Tobar". It is said that this field got its name from a spring well.
    The "Flat". This field got its name because it is a hollow piece of land.
    The "Old Women's Leap". It is said that an old woman leaped down a high rock that is in this field.
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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
    Woteraghy, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Bernard Mc Kiernan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Coolbane, Co. Cavan