School: Wateraghy

Location:: Woteraghy, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 286

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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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Topics
1. place-space-environment
  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

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