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School: Tulach Ruacháin

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Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
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Mícheál de Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 620

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    My father has a field named Cnoc an Ubhaill, and he has also a field called Cnocán Ruaid. He has another field named Gáirdín and it got its name because it was divided into two gardens long ago. He has also another field called preisiun and the reason it got its name because there is very high fences round it and it is bad land and anything that is put into it would die. He has also a field called Doirín and it means a oak wood. He has a field called Turnóg and and he has three fields called the bogs they got their names because
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Redhill, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    John Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Redhill, Co. Mayo