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   Richard Burke, Ballymacragh. Castlebar.
   Doire na Gcró. Marefield. The Kileen. The plantation, The well field. Corragain. The crooked bush. Stauuntions orchard.
   Doire na Gcró -. This got its name because there is a lot of nut bushes there.
   The Hileen -. It got its name because there is a hill in it.
   Plantation - Got its name because there are a lot of trees growing there.
   Well field -. This field got its name because there is a well at the end of it.
   Staunton's orchard -. This field got its name because a man named Staunton, lived there long ago.

   

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2. Áitainmneacha

   

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   The meadow. The lawn. Céim. The whinney hill. Sraith. Tón na Ganntaí. The plank garden. Drá Loch. Glaish. Port a h-íle, Garraidh h-aoig. Doire na h-aonad. Fáil Boladh, Cual an cnuic. The whinney hill - This field got its name because there are whins growing in it. Sraith -. A field in which there is a pool. Currach -. It is a boggy place in which

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Location

   Cloondeash, Co. Mayo

   Collector

   James Cusack

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cloondeash, Co. Mayo