School: Crowenstown
- Location:
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhriain
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- (continued from previous page)because there is a big bush growing in the centre of it, the "Firs" because at one time such a number of firs grew there that the surface of the field could not be seen.
The following place names are in Crowenstown locality:_The "Horse Pool" so called because passers-by usually turn their horses in there to get a drink of water."Peggie's Gate", so called because a girl name Peggie Lynch lived there, and the remains of the house are to be seen today,
" Burngurp " - " Bothar na gCorp " because the road leads to the local graveyard. - The Rose is cured by getting the water and mud from a stream that runs between two counties. It must be lifted by a man(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Cunneen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisclogher Great, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- James Cunneen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisclogher Great, Co. Westmeath