School: Athboy (C.)

Location:
Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Mhácháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 375

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  1. Local Placenames
    The following fields belond to Mr. Waldron, Ballyfallon, Athboy.
    The Forge fields which is said to have once contained a forge.
    The Tenants field which got it's name from a lot fo tennant's houses that were built in it.
    The Conacre Field so called as it was once let in conacres.
    The Horse field,
    The New field,
    The High field,
    The Little Curragh,
    The Big Curragh,
    Pottertons field which got its name from its owner.
    The Green Field got its name from it's very green grass.
    The Plover field was so called from the amount of plovers which ae always in it.
    The last two fields belong to James Tuite, Otterstown.
    The Smoothing Iron was given that name as it is the shape of a triangle. It is in
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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
    Newtown or Ballyfallon, Co. Meath
    Collector
    Bridie Glennon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newtown or Ballyfallon, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Glennon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtown or Ballyfallon, Co. Meath