Abstract: Story collected by Mary Finneran, a student at An Currach Mór school (Curragh More, Co. Galway) (no informant identified).
Original reference: 0079/4/12
School An Currach Mór [Vol. 0079, Chapter 0004]
County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Galway Schools
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1. The "Streets" 2. The Smiths field 3 "Lothar Fearri" 4. Gort Ban" 5. Droighan 1. This field goes by that name because long ago many houses were built
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there. There is no trace or tidings of those who lived there. 2. This field is called by that name because a black smith once lived on the opposite side of the road. Hence this gives its name. 3. For being thickly covered with short rushes this field comes down to us by that name. 4. It is so called because early in Spring it was covered with white flowers and daisies. 5. This field was one time enclosed by a black thorn hedge. Some of it still remains.
Original reference: 0079/4/12
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