School: Meelick (B.)

Location:
Meelick, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Néill
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    Carn is so called because there is a hill in a field.

    Pigeon-Hill got its name because a lot of pigeons used to perch there

    Báinín is so called on account of the white rocks that are there

    Cúl Cam was so called on account of the crooked corner

    Pairc Lair is the centre of other fields

    Lime was burned in Lime Kiln and that is how it got its name

    Chooseys was called after its owner

    In Gort Fílím young horses were trained
    The fishermen's nets were dried on the wall of Wallnets
    Nix's was owned by a man named Nix
    Freeze's was owned by Paddy Freeze
    Pigs used to be fattened in Gallymuckly
    The High Field is a hilly field
    The Mount is very high land. There are four acres in it.
    A man named Thady owned Thady's Ditch
    Bird Rock is shaped like a bird
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