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School: Dún an Ochta (Buachaillí)

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Eyrecourt, Co. Galway
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Séamus Mac a' Bhuidhe Úna Ní Laighidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0056, Page 0174

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    Place Names.
    1. Ballinakil - The town of the Church or Wood. There was a small Church here once.
    2. Brackloon - The spotted meadow.
    3. CeanKelly - The head of the wood.
    4. Cappaloon - The marshy tilled spot or plot.
    5. Carta - The play of pillar of stone, or a forge.
    6. Clonkea - The meadow of the flowering white - thorn.
    7. Coolacarn - The cornery of the shrubbery.
    8. Esker - The sand - hill.
    9. Fearmore - The big grass-lands.
    10. Fynagh - The place of the thistles.
    11. Gorthaloughan - The field of the little lake.
    12. Keenaghan - The wood of the rocky heights.
    13. Killaeragh - The wood of the Shephers.
    14. Lenamore - The big wet meadow.
    15. Lismore - The big fort.
    16. Riask - The marshy place.
    17. Ruane - The red land.
    18. Coorinch - The Cormorant's Island.
    19. Inishee - The fairy Island.
    20. Lehinch - The half island.
    21. Ballanamudagh - The townland of the churls.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Eyrecourt, Co. Galway