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   House" is not very far away from it.
   When fishermen are fishing any fish they catch they put them in that house until they are ready to sell them. It is a house, or a cave in the rocks. It is a cool place always. That is why it is called the "Ice House". "Charity Hill" is half-way between Whitechurch and Ballykelly. People name "Charity's" lived there long ago. But now there is not even an old wall there.

   

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2. Local Place Names

   

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   There s a bog in Ballykelly called "Poll na móina". It is called that because turf was got there long ago. There is a lane in Dunganstown called "Carraig Alu lane". It is called that because Carraig Alu can be seen from it. There is a field in Killowen called "the Football Field", It is called that because football was played

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Location

   Ballykelly, Co. Wexford

   Collector

   Peggy Cooney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballykelly, Co. Wexford

   Informant

   Jim Walsh

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Dunganstown, Co. Wexford