School: Monasterevin (Christian Bros.)
- Location:
- Monasterevin, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: P. Mac Brádaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0779, Page 106
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- Place Names - Names of Fields.The Clover Hill is a clover covered hill in Cloncarline.The Deer Park in Moore Abbey has tame deer in it.The Rock Field in Oghill. Many years ago a man was working in the field. He saw two black greyhounds come and take up the rock in their paws and threw it near him. The mark of the rock can be seen still where it fell.The Rock Field in Cloncarline. A well sprang up out of a rock.The Turnpike on the Kildare road, three quarters of a mile from Monasterevin was where drivers of the stage coaches used change their horses.The Factory Field in Cloncarline once had a factory for the manufacture of drainage pipes when the Curragh Camp was being(continues on next page)
