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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
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Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0262

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    1. There is a village named Barnaboy which means the gap of the yellow ford. There is a hill a little bit beyond Abbey which is called the Barrack hill. Long ago there was a barrack near that hill that is how it got it's name.
    2. There is also another hill as you go over to Kylemore which is called Mart Joynt's hill. This got it's name because there was a man living there by the name of Mart Joynt.
    3. There is a field in Abbey which is called Locha Riach. There is a field which is called Chnoc abhainne.
    4. Gort na Fataí is another field near our house
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Abbey, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Justina Holohan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Holohan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway