School: Castletown

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Baile an Chaisleáin, Co. na Mí
Teacher:
Owen Maguire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0711, Page 278

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    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. seanchas áitiúil, dinnseanchas (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Larry Farrelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knock, Co. na Mí
  2. Cullogin Hill is a hill on Mr Lynch's farm at Castletown. The Nunan field is in Mitchelstown.
    Beside the River Wee is a place called the Rasin.
    There is a field in Rockfiled called the Miggledeen.
    The Glochan is the name of a field in Mitchelstown.
    The Buggar is also in Mitchelstown.
    There is a field in Cornscop called Creevela.
    At Stoke's Cross there is a field called Mullathomais.
    There is a field beside it called the Mollieive.
    At Ballnascarry hill there is a field called the Slang.
    There is a field in Painstown called (?) it got its name because a man of the name of (?) owned it. Its present owner is Mr Meade.
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