School: Kilcullen (Convent) (roll number 11806)

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1. Local Place Names

   

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   Nmes of Fields Hump-bosh got its name because there is a rath in the field the shape of a hump_ The owner of the field is Mr. Milline_ The Four-Hole_Mouse Trap _ is situated about three miles from Kilcullen. Years ago there was a four-roomed-house in it_ then room was called "hole"_ Four families lived in the house in one in each hole _ hence the name. Tobair Rogan is the name of a field about two miles from the town_ There is a hilllock in the field and a well on top of it. The Sally Gardens is situated about a mile from Killcullen_ Once the field was planted with Sally trees_ but they have all been cut away.

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Kilcullen, Co. Kildare

   Collector

   Betty Doyle

   Gender

   Female

2. Local Place Names

   

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   The Sheep - Green_ in Kilcullen was in olden times a fair-green_ The field is about a hundred yards from the top of the hill.
   The Glebe Field is about three miles from Kilcullen _ Mr. Burke is the owner.
   The Bawnogue Field about four miles from Kilcullen belongs to a Mr. Pearson.
   The Gorse Field was the scene of a great battle during the Danish invasion_ It is

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