School: Portlaoighse (Convent) (roll number 13386)

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   There are a lot of names of places around Laoighis some of which are situated in Portlaoighise. At the back of Portrane there is a field called The Saucer Field because its shape is like a saucer. It is a sort of a valley situated between two hills. At the back of the town in Tower Hill there is a field called Castle Field. There was a castle there once upon a time & the ruins pf it are still to be seen. The walls around it are very high and it dates back to a very early period. About two miles to the north east of Portlaoighise there is a place called the

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Port Laoise, Co. Laoise

   Collector

   Mary Maybury

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Bóthar Bhaile Átha Cliath, Co. Laoise

   Informant

   Mr Maybury

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Bóthar Bhaile Átha Cliath, Co. Laoise