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School: Scartaglen (roll number 8184)

Location:
Scartaglin, Co. Kerry
Teachers:
D. Ó Dubháin E. Ó Murchú
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    The names of the fields in our farm are:-
    Páirc a Leasa because there is a fort in it
    High Laca because it is very high
    Coarse meadow because it is very coarse
    Slag field because there was slag put in it
    Noininí field because Noininies grow there
    Small meadow because it is very small

    Names of fields in Timothy Kerin's farm:-
    Quarry field because there is a quarry there
    Kiln field because there is a kiln there
    Mounlán;
    The gullet field because there is a gullet there

    Fields in Timothy Sullivans:-
    Páirc Ulaid;
    Sheanng (?) -Field of the water because there is water in it.
    Cnoc a Tarb
    Mountaine meadow
    Heights:-
    Mullac a Rinnce in top of Carker
    Gleann an Aifrinn in Gortgloss
    Gleann Domhain in Dromulton
    Bat's height in Direen
    Mám outsite Castleisland near John Fitzgerald
    Cnoc Árd Naomh near David Hearley's; they say it is the heighest highest height of all
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Scartaglin, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Nora Kerin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Humphrey Kerin
    Gender
    Male