School: Clonbullogue
- Location:
- Clonbulloge, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: A. Fitzgerald
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There is a bush in the middle of a field behind Byrne's house in Blakefield called "The Forbidden Bush." It is a whitethorn bush with no thorns, very old, mossy, and stones around it. No one ever cut it. Mass supposed to have been said under it in Penal Times.
A field near this bush is called the "Scairleheen." A priest was said to have hidden here.
A field behind Dempsey's of Ballysooghan is called "The Long Craft."
Another filed on this farm is called The Big Kelly, and another The Little bells.
There is a field beside the road in Ballysooghan called The Big Field. In this field there is a big flat stone about one foot under the round. This stone is about 7 feet by 3.
On the same farm is a field called the Class Field. Hollow in centre of field.
A field behind Dempsey's of Blakefield is called the "Machroon."(continues on next page) - 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.
- Informant
- Michael Behan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Aghameelick, Co. Offaly