School: Doire an Céise (C )

Location:
Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Uaid
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  1. The names of the fields in our land are. the Long Field because of it's length, the Srath because it is wet and there is bad land in it, the Flat Bottom because it is low and flat, the Back Field because it is behind the house, the Whinny Hill, because it is covered with whins, the Fort Field because it is beside a fort, the River Field because it is beside a river, the Big Meadow because it is very big, the Well Field because there is a well in it, the Round Field because it is round and high, Ned's Field because it belong to a man named Ned Maguire.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Floody
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Kathleen Gilcreest
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dinginavanty, Co. Cavan