School: Wolfhill (roll number 3457)
- Location:
- Wolfhill, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubhlainn
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- I am going to write about the names of places that are in townland of Crossard in the parish of Ballyadams which is in the barony of Rathaspick.
The cross field.
The cross field is so called because there was a man killed there by a bull. There was a cross put there to commemorate the accident.
The stream field.
The stream field is so called because there is a stream flowing through it.
Heather hill.
Heather Hill is so called because there is heather growing there.
The football field.
The football field is so called because boys used always play football there long ago.
Mágh na Muc.
This is the name of a field and it is so called because it is a level field and pigs used graze there long ago.
Knock an Aifrinn(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nora Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Crissard, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Patrick Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crissard, Co. Laois