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School: Cill Dá Lua (B.)

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Killaloe, Co. Clare
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Mícheál Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0587, Page 058

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    I live in Clarisford . Clarisford is a patch of ground sorrounded by a high wall. It is half a mile in length and quarter of a mile in width. There ae ten fields in it, and two of them get special names . The first one is calle 'The Ram' field and the second one is called " The Ass' field . There is a reason for them being called them names.
    For instance the first got its name from a Bishop who kept a number of ass'es . When they were finished working they were all put into the field and that is how it got its name
    The other field got its name from a well which is built in the middle of it . Long ago a number of rams were kept in it . Every
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Moys, Co. Clare
    Collector
    Joseph Deane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Informant
    Fred Deane
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Moys, Co. Clare