School: Monaghan (Christian Bros.) (roll number 16723)
- Location:
- Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: M. Ó Floinn
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - At Killivan there is a knowe.
Down at Guns of Killivan there is a field called the long field because it is a long field.
There is a field at my grannies and it is called the Kilnpot Field because there was a kiln in it.
At my aunties in Drumhilla there is a big rock called the Giant's rock it is called so because there was supposed to be a giant buried there.
At Killivan there is a Quarry field, it is called so because there is a quarry in it.
My Grannie has a field called the Well field because there is a well in it.
We have a field called the Money Land field because it was a man called Money who owned it. - There is a place called The Flooded Hollow because it is always flooded. It is in County Monaghan(continues on next page)
