School: Borris (C.)

Location:
Borris, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Loinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 448

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    marketing in Borris.
    In Kilcoltrim there are fields called respectively "The Round O", "Sally's Gardens", "Dalton's field" & "Deegan's field["].
    At the lower end of Borris there is a piece of woodland called "Grace's Garden".
    Kavanagh of Borris House gave the plot to his daughter. She died in the long, long ago, but her name lives on in the land she cultivated.
    Crumlin Gap, is a big opening in the Blackstairs range of Mountains: it is so called because the notorious Cromwell came through it with his Roundheads after the Siege of Wexford.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nano Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Borris, Co. Carlow