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School: Naomh Seosamh (Buachaillí)

Location:
Glennamaddy, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Deagha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0017, Page 361

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    Place Names.
    Crucan na sideoga - The hill of the fairies.
    Pairc na fuinnseoige - The field of the ash tree.
    My parents never heard of any names of hills.
    Loch Loirigin - The lake of the ankle.
    Martin Kelly,
    Stoolpark,
    Glenamaddy.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Shannagh More, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Martin Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glennamaddy, Co. Galway

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    Place Names.
    Pairc an puill is the name of one of our fields because there is a hole in it.
    The Tuair is the name of another one.
    Pairc na cairrige is the name of a field because there is a rock in it.
    There are no loughs, streams, or hills on my fathers land.
    Paul Brady,
    Glenamaddy.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit