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School: Leargán Buidhe (C.) (roll number 14289)

Location:
Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean de Priondargás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 487

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    Those are the names of the fields in Erriff:- Cnoc Ruad, Cnocán an Fhraoigh where the heather grows; Bealach through which there is a path leading to the bog; the Garrdha Bhán where all the white haw-thorn grows; the Kiln field and Cnoc na h-Aite in each of which there is a limekiln; Teachín Mór where there was a little hut long ago, and some of the stones are still to be seen; Cragac where there are heaps of stones and earth; the Faslach which is near the bog; and Cnoc na nGadar. I do not know why Cnoc na nGadhar was so called. Páirceen is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Erriff, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Rita Finn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Erriff, Co. Mayo