School: Rathanna, Borris
- Location:
- Rathanna, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: D. Eustace
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- (continued from previous page)kill the first man who would look back and the one to do so was his son, so they all shouted "kill-Edmond" and some say that it was in like that way that our district got its name. In this locality, that is, Killedmond there are names on almost all of the fields. Some of the lands of Mr Leech are:
The "Three Quarter" because it being wide in the top and narrow in the bottom.
"Scots-Hill" it being near a height of that name.
The "Slang" because it is boggy and wet.
The "Half Acre" it being a half acre in area.
"The Paddock" because it is a kind of garden.
"Sallies Field" because a woman named Saly Arkeson owned it.
"The Island" because it is surrounded by water.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kevin Mac Leonard
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killedmond, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Thomas Leech
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Killedmond, Co. Carlow