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School: Béal Trágha

Location:
Carrowreagh or Craignacally, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eibhlín Nic Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1121, Page 382

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    The fields in my fathers farm are called the Glack, Poll an croide, Old park, Murawa, Poll na cialle, Cottage field, Lag na shultry.
    The rocks are Foxs Den, Washing rock, Resting rock, Sand stones and the Endland. The way the Washing rock got the name. In summer time the people had to carry the water up from the brook they would take the clothes down to this rock and wash them.
    The Stream is called the Brook. It starts in Cregannally Lough and flows around the foot of the bens to Strabage Bay.
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    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
    Doagh Isle, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Edward Toland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doagh Isle, Co. Donegal