School: Cnocán Mhichíl Naofa (Clochar)

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1. Local Place Names (continued)

   

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   There is a field near my house and it is called the "bushfield". There is one big tree growing in the middle of it, and that is the reason it is called "bush - field. There is a bush growing about a mile from Claremorris, and it is called the "mile - bush. In the olden times the people had a habit of naming the fields. Such as the "Paddock" which is a small field surrounded with trees, the "Bleach" is a field in which the people used to bleach the flax long ago. Our fields are called the "Bleach and the Paddock".

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   Topics

   1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. seanchas áitiúil, dinnseanchas (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Clár Chlainne Mhuiris, Co. Mhaigh Eo

   Collector

   Kitty Sloyan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Mainistir Mhaigh Eo, Co. Mhaigh Eo