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School: Collinstown

Location:
Collinstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0722, Page 186

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    In my locality there are fields with beautiful names on them. They are the "paddock" so called because bulls were kept in it and never allowed out of it. The horse park got its name on account of young horses been reared and trained in it. The woodlands are named because this field is surrounded by woods. The well-field is so called because in the centre is a clear, crystal, well. On the southern side of Kilcumney there is a bawn named the "Glebe". No one is rightly sure how
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Barbavilla Demesne, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Máire Ní Núaláin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Barbavilla Demesne, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Éamon Ó Núaláin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Barbavilla Demesne, Co. Westmeath