School: Caisleán Nua (B) (roll number 15771)
- Location:
- An Caisleán Nua, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Seán S. Ó Faoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 090
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- (continued from previous page)Shudane. Shudane is so called, because a man named Sodan occupied all the land where the village of Shudane now stands.
Tample-Moyle got its name from two roofless churches that are there.
Tyasaxon. Tyasaxon is so called because an Englishman lived there and the people called his house Tige Sasanac.
Currantarmid got its name from a cairn where a Diarmuid is buried.
Tourkeel. Tourkeel is so called because a slender round tower was built there but there is no trace of that round tower to be seen at present.
Ballyboggan. Ballyboggan is so called because the land around Ballyboggan is very marshy and soft.
Graigabbey. Graigabbey got its name from a Greyabbey which was built there long ago.
Ballydavid. Ballydavid is so called because there was a David in every house in that village.
- The Rabbit. The Hare. The Fox. The Weasel. The Squirrel. The Rat. The Mouse. The Hedgehogg. The Otter. The dog Badger and the Pig Badger.
