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School: Naomh Colmcille (roll number 16047)

Location:
Aghamore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aindrias Mac Aodhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0112, Page 307

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    There is a bush about three miles away from here which is called The Mile Bush. It is said that a fairy used to appear there every night. It is called the mile bush because it is a mile from Ballyhaunis. There are also fields called these names, cnocán carrach, sgrácja ma barr, garraidh prolap, cloch scúicín, Toneys fieldeen, the plan garden, cnoch na sídheóg, The thisoly field, it is so called because a lot of thisstles grew there long ago. There
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Helen Folliard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolnaha North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs C. Folliard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolnaha North, Co. Mayo