School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)

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1. Local Place Names

   

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   In Moloney's farm situated in the townland of Greenfield, in the parish of Kanturk, in the baroney of Duhallow, in the county of Cork the names of the fields are as follows:- "The Long Meadow", which got its name from its length, the "High Field," which got its name because it is situated on rising ground.
   "Scully's Field" called so because a man of that name had it for some time. The "Coarse Meadow", called so, because it has never been known to give good hay. The "Wood Field" called so because it is next to a wood.
   There is a glen between this farm and the river Dallua, which is the property of the same person. The glen is called , "Larry's Glen," because a man named Larry Dineen lived there. Another field is called, "Crosbie's Field," because a man named Crosbie OCallaghan owned it. Another part of the farm is called "The Dasher's Wood," because a man named Dasher owned it.
   Another field is called "Brian's Field," because a horse named Brian was generally kept

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Higgins

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Mrs Higgins

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Greenfield, Co. Cork