School: Slane (B.) (roll number 4851)
- Location:
- Slane, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Cuánaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0713, Page 087
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The names of the fields in this district are the Cholera meadow, the Chapel field and the wood field.
The time of the famine of eighteen forty seven a disease broke out called Cholera and a great many people died of that disease. They were all buried in a field near Slane and it was called the Cholera meadow.
There is a field at the back of the Chapel and it is called the Chapel field. It is said that there was going to be a graveyard there but it was afterwards found out that the fresh water comes under that field. Then they could not have it there and that is why it is called the Chapel field.
There is a river called Mullen's river because there is a mill on it(continues on next page)
