School: Allenwood
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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Place names.
The names of some fields are, the mill, the race field, the near scrub, and the far scrubs. There is a place in Allenwood called the beggar-man's hill. A man named Carroll was going with a load of flour to Mc Nally's. The horse frightened and ran away. He fell from the cart and was killed. A cross was made on the place where he was killed.
A place where you see furze and rushes growing is called a cush. There is a field called the bush field. It is surrounded by a(continues on next page)