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School: Ramonan

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Ramonan, Co. Cavan
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Maeve Turner
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0996, Page 081

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0996, Page 081

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    The names of fields on our farm are - Colman's Field, the Nearlands, the Farlands, the Big Bog, the Meadow, Áinín's garden, Geraghty's Hill, the Wee Field, the Clover Hill, the Bush Field, the Turnip Field, Moory's Field, Tom Bell's Field and the Plank Field. The only old bush on our farm is a lone bush in the middle of the Bush Field.
    Colman's field got its name from a man that lived there long years ago. The Nearlands got its name because it is near our house. The Farlands got that name because it is far from the house. The Big Bog got that name because once it was a bog, and through time it was made into a field.
    Geraghty's hill got its name from a family of that name that lived there. Áinín's garden got its name
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Cornagrow, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Mildred Tilson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornagrow, Co. Cavan