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School: Sliabh na Cille (roll number 14513)

Location:
Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Peadar Mac Fhlannchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 293

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  1. Local Place Names (continued)

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    CLOCH na CUIMILTE
    This is a stone between Ballinaglera and Pottore. The cattle used to rub themselves to this stone.

    POLL MÓR
    This is a large hole on the mountain between Ballinaglera and Glangevlin.

    ALLT FADA
    This is a long rock between Ballinaglera and Glangevlin.

    MÓINÍN ROCK
    is between Glangevlin and Ballinaglera.

    LOG a' tSNEACHTA ?
    (pronounced Log a' Treachta) This is a place in Glangevlin where there is a deep hollow.

    POLL LACHAN
    This is a hollow in Owen McGrail's land in Slievenakilla. The water remains in it and it is like a little lake.

    (Séamus MacDhorchaidh collected the above place-names from his grand-father James McGourty, over 70 years of age, of Slievenakilla)
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  2. Local Place Names

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    MULLACH BEAG
    A field in Francis McGreal's land in the townland of Slievenakilla.

    SRAITHÍN a' PHUNTA
    This is a field along the Yellow River. It means the holm-land of the pound. Cattle were pounded there during the time of the Great Famine. The people used to catch the cattle and they used to bleed them. Then they used to boil the blood and eat it. This is in Francis McGreal's land.

    PÍOSA na gCUPÓGA
    A piece of land in Francis McGreal's farm in Slievenakilla.

    MULLACH RAITHNÍN
    This is a little hill in Pat McPartlan's land in Slievenakilla.

    CARRAIG na LOCHÁN
    Stream is in the townland of Slievenakilla. There is a rock beside a lake there. The lake is called Loch na mBreach. The stream runs out from the lake.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Cait Nic Réill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Francis Mc Greal
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim