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   “Almost every field on my uncle's farm has a special name....”

   

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   Almost every field on my uncle's farm has a special name the following are examples :- "The Well Field" because there is a well in it. "The Cabin Field" because there is a cabin in the field in which some poor men used to live. there is also a hill on his land which is named "Ballyphilip Hill" it is called so because there is a house on the top of it, where a wealthy man by the name of Henry Phillips used to live. Another place name is - a field in the same land which is called "The Lissenhall Field" because there is a

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Boher, Co. Tipperary

   Collector

   May Quinn

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Boher, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mr T. Quinn

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Boher, Co. Tipperary