School: Rathcoyle, Kiltegan

Location:
Rathcoyle Lower, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Aodh Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 191

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    "The church-meadow": This field gets its name because it is situated beside the graveyard.
    "The river field" gets its name because it is beside the river.
    "The moinin": This field is beside a river.
    "The rape field" gets its name because rape was sown in it.
    "The heathy fields": These fields are so called because heather grows in them.
    "The far field" is a short distance from my house.
    "The lay field": This field is situated beside the lane and a small stream flows through it.
    "The moatleican" gets its name from a height which is in it.
    "Daisy field" gets its name because daisies grow in it.
    "The middle field" gets its name because it is the middle of the land.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Slievereagh Lower, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Winnie Doyle
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Slievereagh Lower, Co. Wicklow