School: Dúndroma (roll number 13818)

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   and at night it was so black and dark nothing could be seen, and it was very lonely.

   The Burrow is a farm about half a mile from the village of Dundrum, and is so called from all the foxes' and badgers' burrows, which are on the border between Godsell's farm, and the Department of Forestry Land.

   The Castlefield gets its name from an old castle which was built in that field, and was owned by the O Dwyers who were living there at that time, but there isn't a trace of it left there now.

   Gurtard near Dundrum is an old Irish name which means high ground. It was so called because it was a very high piece of ground where the present wood is planted. The wood is really Gorthrush which means the swampy field and therefore was no good for anyrthing but planting.

   Burnastook is an old name given to a cross road, as you go to Gurtard. When Cromwell was marching to Limerick he used to burn all the fields of corn on the way, but when he came to this cross he saw a lovely field of corn and thought it a pity to burn it, as it would feed his horses.

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Dundrum, Co. Tipperary

   Collector

   Betty Weston

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Dundrum, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   James Weston

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   65

   Occupation

   Forester

   Address

   Dundrum, Co. Tipperary