School: Stormanstown, Ardee (roll number 9371)

Location:
Stormanstown, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Ceallaigh
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  1. Beside my house is a field called the Mount Field because there is a hill in the very middle of it.
    There is a hollow not far away from where I live. It is called the Donkey's Hollow because all the donkeys that are going the road come to it for shelter.
    There is a stream rising near the end of my garden. It runs on and joins a bigger stream in the bog. It flows on still till it joins the Dee. It is called the Furze Stream, because of all the furze that grows along it.
    There is a rock in Coole which was used as an altar in former times. It is called after a priest named Cavanagh, who was shot by the English soldiers as he was saying his
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    Language
    English
    Location
    Coole, Co. Louth
    Collector
    Mattie Burns
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coole, Co. Louth