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1. Local Place Names (continued)

   

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   The field is called the Double Ditch Field because it has a Double ditch.
   There is an Alder Bush in the field and that is why it is called the Alder Bush Field.
   The byre is above the field and that is why it is called the Byrne Field.
   The back garden is at the back of the house and that is why it is called the Back Garden.
   There was a man lived beside this field and his name was James and that is why the field is called James' Field.
   There are old walls beside this garden and there was an old man named Reynolds lived beside these walls and that is why the garden is called Reynolds' Garden.
   The garden is called the Kiln Garden because there was a flax Kiln on it,

   

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2. Local Place Names

   

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   These are the names of the fields on our farm:- The Well Field, The Round Field, the field Behind the House, the Long garden, the Rocks Field, the Wee Meadow, the Lough Field, the Flat

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Corweelis, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Malvena Brown

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Corweelis, Co. Cavan