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   ground where the kilns were.

   

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   Names of fields.

   There is a field about a half a mile from my house called the L field because it is the shape of the letter L.There is another small field about a half a mile from my house called the "feathery bottom" because it is covered with furs. There is a hill near Baldungan castle called "Baldungan Hill" . It is so called because it is very hilly and is near the old castle.

   

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   There is a rock about half a mile north of Skerries along the coast called the arm-chair rock because it is the shape of an armchair. There is a hill near Skerries Golf Club called the spoilt hill because it is covered with thorn bushes.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Hacketstown, Co. Dublin

   Informant

   Joseph Ryan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   40

   Address

   Hacketstown, Co. Dublin