School: Glostremin (roll number 15441)

Location:
Glasdrumman, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Maire Nic an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0212, Page 179

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  1. Bank field situated on a hill
    Bainin's garden a man named Bainin lived in it
    Poirse: stream
    Cuaragh: A field situated in a hollow
    Cairigin: Small rock
    Point situated along the lake
    Heathery field Because there is heather growing on it
    The cut-away Where turf was cut one time
    Stream field Because there is a stream running through it
    Darby's Meadow Because a man named Darby Morton lived there
    Poirna Carlac A field convenient to my house because a stream flows there and no one can cross it after twelve oclock midnight
    Moin Luasgad A valley of land between two hills because people say it was the first place that the sign of turf was seen.
    Gallagher's Field A field where a man named Gallagher lived
    Noukern's field got it's name because a man named Noukern lived in it.
    Thistle Field Because it was full of thistles
    The Pocket Field Because it surrounded by a-lot of big fields and it was very small
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Doonarah, Co. Leitrim
    Collector
    Joseph Conefry
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Thomas Conefry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    61
    Address
    Doonarah, Co. Leitrim