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   The reason why it is called the "spring well" is because, there is a "spring well" on it. It is called the flax field because flax grew on it long ago. The reason why it is called "Toms meadow" is a man named "Tom" lived on it. "Pairc an asal" the asses field. Pairc Ban meaning the "white field". Another field is called "Toms rock" because it was rocky and a man named "Tom" lived on it. "Mosgo" This was remarkable field a big high hill with hollows on top people come in summer to see the view of it. "Rodies" because a man named Briany and a "woman" called Peggie lived in that field and "Briany" had a row over a cat.
   Eileen Smith, fields on her fathers land at Stravicnabo

   

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2. Names of Fields

   

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   There is a field called the "long field" and, why it is called the long field because it is long and narrow. There is another called the "square hill" because it is

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Billy Watson

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumnaveagh, Co. Cavan