School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)

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   there are high walls round it and a bull is kept in it.
   The Long Meadow is called because it is about twice as long as it is wide.
   The Cross Field is called because it is at a cross road.
   The Pond Field is so called after a watering pond that's in it. The Rock Field is so called after rocks that are in it. The Malt House Field is so called because there was whiskey made in it long ago. The Rushy Field takes its name from the rushes that grow in it.
   The House Field is so called because an old outoffice is in it. The Island is so called because it is separated from the

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Mullagh, Co. Clare

   Collector

   Máire Ní Cheallaighe

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Knocknahila More North, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Mícheál Ó Ceallaighe

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Knocknahila More North, Co. Clare