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   There is a field in Grange called the Nooks because it is low and has a lot of little nooks in it

   

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   There is a field in Oldtown called the stray acre: It is so called because Miss Griffin owns it. It is in Mr.Wards fields away from its own fields. There is a tree in Malahow called the ghostly tree. It is said it got its name because there is a ghost in a bottle under it. There is a hill in springhill called the furry hill. The reason why it is called so is because nothing grows on it only furzes. There is a field in

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      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
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      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Leastown, Co. Dublin

   Collector

   Liam Monks

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Leastown, Co. Dublin

   Informant

   Mrs Monks

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   43

   Address

   Leastown, Co. Dublin