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School: Baile an Bhile (C.) (roll number 15488)

Location:
Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd Nic Giollachlaoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 312

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    The names of our fields are; Killeen's field, páircín Jack, the hilleen, cnoc beag, páirc an tobair, the new meadow, the river meadow, páirc na h-abhainn and gaírdín
    Long ago a man named Killeen lived in a field and ever since it is called Killeen's field.
    Páircín Jack got its name from a tinker whose name was Jack.
    There is a big hill in the field
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Keebagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Hunt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Keebagh, Co. Mayo