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School: Mount Stewart, Ceapach Chuinn

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Mountstuart, Co. Waterford
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Úna, Bean Uí Chonaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0643, Page 177

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    These are some place names on our farm.
    "An Ladar" is the name of one because it is a hill between two rivers.
    !Blach an Bó". There used to be black turf in the field and a cow used to be grazing there always.
    "Inse na Luachra" there used to be rushes got there always. There are some rushes there yet but not much.
    "Páirc a Ruiséailigh" a man named Russell had that field once.
    "Clais a Cnuich" it is a hollow between two hills.
    "Insín a Bhob" Bob was a horse, he used to be grazing in the inse. An inse is a little field down near a river.
    "Inse Máire is Pádraig" Máire and Pádraigh were an old couple who lived in the inse.
    A man named Merrigan one of our neighbours has a field named "Páirc na Gairleóige". Garlic used to grow in it.
    "An Inse Fada" we call another little field. It is very long. An inse is a little field near a river.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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