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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
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Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 254

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    "Local Place Names".
    Names of fields:- The story garden. (Cloragh Ardcarne) so called because it is full of stones.
    The Pound :- (Derrycashel Ardcarne) so called because cattle used to be siezed in it.
    The Kill meadow :- (Cleragh Ardcarne) so called because there was a lime kill in it.
    Collesga field :- (Cleragh Ardcarne).
    The Lime-Kill Park :- (Cleragh Ardcarne) so called because there is lime stone in it
    The whin field : - (Derrycashel Ardcarne) so called because it is full of whins.
    Names of rocks: - Harry's Rock (Corrigeenroe Ardcarne) so called because a giant named Harry threw a rock from Highwood so it fell there, and that is why it is called Harry's flock.
    Names of Hollows :- Foxes hollow (Corrigeenroe Ardcarne) so called because it is full of foxes.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Clerragh, Co. Roscommon
    Collector
    Tess Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon