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School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)

Location:
Glentogher, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An tSr. Sorcha A. Ní Dhómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 398

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  1. Local Place Names (continued)

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    Galwilly = Gall Bhaile = Town of strangers

    Magheramore = Machaire Mór = Big plain

    Cashel = Cáiseal = Rocky place
    Mullins = Na Muilleain = Place of Mills
    Trosg =Trosc = Mountain like Cod-fish

    Slievesneachta = Sliabh Sneacht = Snowy mountain

    Innisneil = O'Neill's Island
    Whinpark = Park of whins

    White-House = got its name from a priest that live in it long ago called White Kane.

    Brigid Diver,
    White House
    Glentogher
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  2. Local Cures

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    In days gone by the old people gathered herbs in the fields, boiled them and put the juice that came out of them into a bottle and used it for medicine.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Susie Mac Cole
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glentogher, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Ellen Toland
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    67
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Glentogher, Co. Donegal