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School: Cill Choinnigh (roll number 13563)

Location:
Kilkenny, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Giolla Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1053, Page 272

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    The name of the townland is Gortnasillagh in the parish of Iniskeel, and Barony of Boylagh.
    There are twenty-two houses in the townland, eleven of which are slated eleven thatched.
    Boyle is the most common name. Gortnasillagh means the field of the sally.
    There are eight people over seventy. Five of them have Irish.
    Their names are Eileen Boyle, Owen Boyle, Bridget Boyle, Margaret Dunlee, and Kate O'Donnell.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Gortnasillagh, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    James O' Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Kate O' Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortnasillagh, Co. Donegal