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School: Fraine, Athboy (roll number 14766)

Location:
Fraine, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chonalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 064

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  1. Local Place Names

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    The names of the fields that I know are:-The Stand house field. It is a field in Coffee's land. It is said that the races of Balrath was held in this field and the Stand house was in it.
    The school house field in Coffee's land also. Long ago there was a school in it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Local Place Names

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    There are a lot of place - names such as follows:-
    The Kitchen field, The Pump field, The Castle meadow.
    The Kitchen field so called because it is in front of a kitchen.
    The Pump field is so called because there is a pump in it.
    (continues on next page)
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Mag Fhearghail
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fraine, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs A. Mc Guirl
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fraine, Co. Meath