School: Teampoll Tuaithe, Teampoll Mór (B.) (roll number 16250)
- Location:
- Templetouhy, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Meadhra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0546, Page 053
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- (continued from previous page)white grass which grows on the hill.
Gravel Hill - because it is a hill of gravel.
Rock Field - because a huge rock is in the middle of it.
The Ridgy Field in Grehan's farm is so called because potatoes were sown in it in ridges and since they did not grow the ridges were left alone.
The Church Field - because it contains a church
Breen's House - because a woman named Breen lived there
Jack Lalor's Cross - because a man named J. Lalor once lived in a house near the cross.
The Nutwood - because it grew a number of nut bushes in one particular part of the wood.
- The Fiery Ditch by J Spillane Age 74 Templetuohy
The fiery ditch is in Bourke’s farm. One night a few men set traps on this ditch to catch rabbits. They went about twelve or one o clock to see the traps but as they approached the ditch they saw that it was all on fire. They continued until they were just up to their traps when they heard something squealing and all of a sudden the fire quenched. Then one of the men lit a match but it was quenched on him and the same thing happened the second and the third match he lit. As he was lighting the(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mr Fitzpatick
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Tullowmacjames, Co. Tipperary
