School: Cuilleán
- Location:
- Cuillaun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: León P. Mac Eachmharaigh
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- (continued from previous page)"Cnocn Ruád" got its name from the heather and red grass which grew in the field. Mrs T Conway owns it. Michael Keane owns the "well field". "Tios Bán" belongs to John RocheAll these places are in Crimlin. etc.
- The names of our fields are "Gáircin" "Oileán" "Seisg". "Garró Crocbino" belongs to Ned Boyle Crimlin. "Sean Talacán [?] is a field belonging to Mrs Mulkeen Crimlin It got its name from an man who there named John Mc Guinness who had red hair. "Goircín na Gloc" also belongs to Mrs Mulkeen. "Cnocán Oamsa" got its name from dances which we held there once. It belongs to Mrs McHugh, Cullane. "Srur [?]
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- Collector
- James Roche
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilknock, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Luke Barnacle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilknock, Co. Mayo
- Our fields are: "Scadán", an old man lived there. The local people used to call him "Scadán". "Gorc D"Scadán" [?] so called because it has two sandpits in it. "Gorc oín fáda is very long. "Goircín [?]" belongs to William Mooney. A great duel was fought there between(continues on next page)