School: Meelick (B.)

Location:
Meelick, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Néill
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    The Daffodil field belongs to Mr Nix A lot of people come out from Limerick to get daffodils.
    Snipe field belongs to Mr. Frost and it is called Snipe, because there are a lot of Snipe in it.
    The Bog Meadow is owned by Mr. Kelly. It is so called as the earth is very black and the grass very red. Mr Kelly owns the Triangle also. It is a three cornered field. Mr Kelly trains his horses there.
    The Bull's Paddock belongs to the same man; it is so called, as the bull is always in it.
    Mr. Brennan own the Devil's Run, it was called that name because there is a rath there and little path in the middle of it.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Meelick, Co. Clare
    Collector
    Patrick O Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Woodcockhill, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Doyle
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    30
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Woodcockhill, Co. Clare