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1. Local Place Names

   

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   Treathán Séad is a long, narrow strip of land owned by Patrick Fahey of Gurteenmore. Cnocán Raithneach means a hill of ferns and it is also owned byPatrick Fahey. Scardán ditch is a ditch near which is a well. Tobar na Srathach means the well at the stream. It is in the village of Aghamore. Cnocán Ruadh is a hill in the village of Tavnahjmore on martin Swift's land Cnocán Ruad. means a red hill. Lochán Seóinín is the village of Tavnaghmore where people of the Burks lived long ago. Locán Seoinín means "The lake of the foreigner".

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Tawnagh, Co. Mayo

   Collector

   Kathleen Grogan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Tawnagh, Co. Mayo

2. Local Place Names

   

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   Claidh na Scáthan is a field in John Flatley's place [?] it slopes towards the river.
   The White field has a whitethorn hedge.
   The Gairrda úp is not tilled now. All three are J [?]
   The Garrín glas = The green hillock on M. Flatley's land
   The Bolaidh hen A high field in Derrymacong [?]
   Naomh Nee. Austin Waldron's grandfather lived there when he was young. There is remains of his house in it.

   The first five fields are in Gurteen More

   

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