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School: Ballinacliffy

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Ballynacliffy, Co. na hIarmhí
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A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 144

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  1. Names of Fields

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    There are a lot of old names of fields on our land.

    Crocan Ruad which means the hill of sand,
    Jack's Borín is a short grassy Borín which runs between two gardens.
    Baile Buide which means yellow town because it was full of yellow heath long ago.
    Cashil is a field shaped like a top; it is called the Top-field now.
    Polcam means the field of the crooked hole and there are two bushes growing in the middle of it.
    Crockan is a field with a lot of hills, rocks and bones in it.
    Blane means a small point of land
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. seanchas áitiúil, dinnseanchas (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Muiceanach, Co. na hIarmhí
    Collector
    John Reid
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Muiceanach, Co. na hIarmhí
    Informant
    Ned Herffernan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Muiceanach, Co. na hIarmhí