School: Dillonsbridge (roll number 8501)

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1. Local Place Names (continued)

   

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   townland of Philpotstown it is called the "spout field" because there is a spout in it. There is a field called "the Pole field" in the townland of Philpotstown. It is called "the Pole field" because the people used to play Pole in it. There is a field called "the moat field" in the townland of Clonardran. It is called the moat field because there is a moat in it. There is a field called the Coblers field in the townland of Clonardran it is called the Coblers fields because a Cobler used to live beside it. There is a field called Paynes meadow in the townland of Lismullen. It is called Paynes meadow because a man named Payne had a meadow there one time. There is a hill called Tankards hill in the townland of Lismullen it is called Tankards hill because Tankards used to live there.

   

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Castletown Tara, Co. Meath

   Collector

   Mary Farrelly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lismullin, Co. Meath

   Informant

   John Farrelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Lismullin, Co. Meath