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1. Local Place Names (continued)

   

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   Pier Park: Because there are (?) piers going into it. Limekiln: Because there was an old limekiln in it. The Curragh: The Cherry Field: Because there are cherries growing in it. The Pound: The Paddock: Because it is a little field. The Three Cornered Field: It has three corners. The Broken Pier: Collected by Sheila Boland (14) Wood-of-), Tullamore.

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2. Local Place Names

   

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   The Sheep Park: Because sheep stop in it.
   The Flat Field: Because it is flat.
   The Rush Field: Because rushes always grow inside.
   The Pass Park: Because people cross it to the road.
   Pidgeon Moor:
   The Square Field: It got it's name because people named Pikes owned it.
   The Big Moor: Because it is a big moor.
   The Burned Moor: It got it's name because heather and heath was burned off it.
   The Soldiers Field: It got it's name because the soldiers used be in it.
   Fairfield:
   The Scrubhill Field: Because long ago it was a scrub.

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