School: Fermoyle, Lanesboro (roll number 13321)
- Location:
- Formaoil (Newcowen), Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: S. Mac Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)An old man named Larry Killian lived in the field called "Larry's House" about one hundred years ago.
There is a small tree in Croneen from which it gets its name "Pats tree".
The "Big Meadow" gets its name because it is a very big field and is always a meadow.
The "Whinny field" is so called because it was full of whins long ago.
Paul's Plantation is called because an old man named Pat Kearney lived in that field.
In Tim Kenny's land Blenovoher there is a field called the "Priests Field" in which there is a Mass Bush that is always bloom in April. Mass was said under the bush in penal times.
- We have a field named the "Gairdín". A man named McManus lived there long ago and it was from him that the whole(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen J. Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Lios Mhic Mhánais, Co. an Longfoirt
- Informant
- Patrick Brennan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Lios Mhic Mhánais, Co. an Longfoirt
