School: Graughlough

Location:
Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs Wade
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  1. We have a field in our farm called Matt's field because a man named Matt Kincaid lived in it. There is another field called the well field because there is a well in it. The sandhole field has a sandhole in it. Another field is called the field with the river because there is a river in it The glen field got its name because there is a glen in it. This is how the lane field got its name there is a lane beside it, and the fort field was beside an old fort.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Seeharan, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Billy Kincaid
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Seeharan, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Robert Kincaid
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Seeharan, Co. Cavan