School: Glencairn (roll number 1179)

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   called the Forge Field because a forge existed there long ago.
   4. The field near the quarry in our farm is called the Quarry Field or the Bathing Field because there are hollows in it where people used to bathe long ago.
   5. The small field below the railway is called the Inch because it is surrounded by the river which is called the "Abha Beag".
   6. In Glencairn there is a field known as the Race Course. It is so called because the Powers and the Bushs' used to train young horses there.

   

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   In the townland of Glencairn are the following fields :- The Big Meadow, so called because it contains a hundred

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mrs. J Barry

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   48

   Address

   Glencairn, Co. Waterford