School: Errew (Mainistir) (roll number 12727)

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1. In Penal Times - Castles

   

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   There are some castles about three miles from here. One in Castle-Bourke and one in Castle-Banra. In Castle-Bourke castle there is boats loads of bones, big and small. In Castle-Banra there is a slide and the priests was shoved down the slide into the lake.

   

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2. Local Place Names - Local Fields

   

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   The following are the names of some the fields and streams in our district. Owen Deasy has alot of queer names in his farm. he has a field called the fort. It is so called because in a wood on the top of a hill in which it is situated there is a fort. It is believed that were fairies in it long ago. He has an other field called the far field which got that name because it was the nearest field to Bally-Heane maring. He has two fields too, called the Clochars and the Lane. Why one is called the Clochars is, because there is a very rocky part in it. The Lane is so called because it is a level field. He has an other field called The Park which was given its name because it is a level

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Errew, Co. Mayo