School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh
- Location:
- An tAonach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: An tSr. Seanán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0535, Page 264
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- The origins of the twelve following place names was given by:-1. Name:- James Ryan
2. Address:- Debsborough, Ballinaclough, Nenagh
3. Age:- About 40 yrs.
4. Where born & reared:- Nenagh.
5. Who told him:- She visited the places from time to time & was told by the owner
6. To whom told:- Joan Ryan. (12)
7. Address:- Newport, Road. Nenagh. Co. Tipp.There is a farm in Nenagh owned by Mr[?] Gleeson called "The Briary". Nearly every field in the farm has a name. The names are as follows:-
1. The Honeycomb Field:- So called on account of the amount of bees that gather honey from the flowers. There is also honey-suckle growing in the field.
2 The Far Field:- Called the far field because it is the farthest field in the farm.
3 The Coarse field:- The grass grows very coarse in that field.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joan Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- An tAonach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- James Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 40
- Address
- Baile na Cloiche, Co. Thiobraid Árann
