School: Glencairn (roll number 1179)
- Location:
- Glencairn, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0638, Page 14
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- (continued from previous page)acres and ninety years ago hay was cut there.
2. The Kyper-a-Pass (means the Pass of Corpses) so called because long ago a great battle was fought there.
3. Mahar's Farm, so called because a farmer named Mahar lived there long ago.
4. The Barn Field, so called because a big barn stands at the end of it.
5. The Pond Field, so called because there is a pond at the end of it.
6. The Race-course, so called because Mr. Power used it as a race-course.
7. Peter's Screen, so called because a man named Peter lived there long ago.
8. The Bulls Paddock, so called because it is used for keeping a bull.
9. The Big Inch, so called because it is the biggest inch in Glencairn.
10. The Little Inch, so called because it is the smallest inch in Glencairn.
11. The Long Field, so called because it contains twenty acres.
- Informant
- Mrs. J Barry
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Glencairn, Co. Waterford
