School: Drumconrath (C.) (roll number 16144)

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1. Place Names

   

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   Drumran - Spade hill.
   Drumsillagh - The place of Willows.
   Drumhirkan - The hazel hill.

   

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2. Place Names

   

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   The names of the fields around my home Clonberton, Drumconrath are as follows: "The Sandfield" is so called because the people used to get sand in it in former years. "The Moundfield" got its name from a mound that is on its summit. "Matthews Hill " is so called because in former years the man who owned it was called "Matthew Crinnon". "The River Field" got its name from a river that flows through it. "Sruthain Bhaile" got its name from a little town that was in it long ago. "Madam's Field" got its name from an old Lady that lived in it long ago.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Clonbartan, Co. Meath

   Collector

   Jenny Farrell

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   14

3. Place Names

   

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   There is a field around my house in Newstone, Drumconrath called the Poll Mór. It is called that because there is a big pool of water in the middle of it.
   "Gallows Hill".It is called that because there is a tree in the middle of the field

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