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School: Naomh Pádraig

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Killala, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0142, Page 323

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    the lambs.
    Foghill means a small wood.
    Caraculleen means a weir in a little wood.
    Lisadrone means the fort of the strong people.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Bagha Dubha perhaps means the dark booths. This is a hill outside Killlala on the Crossmolina road. The people that died of Cholera during the Great Famine are buried on this hill.
    Bonn a madra means the Black Dogs Bottom. It is a bog near Ballycastle.
    Croc am capailleog means the young
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Killala, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Ruth Campbell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killala, Co. Mayo