School: Baile an Bhile (B.) (roll number 12195)

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1. Old Place Names

   

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   We have eight fields and the names of them are Páirc an Tobar because there is a well in it. Croc Árd because there is a high hill in it. Cúd Gairdín because it is at the back of the garden. Páirc na Sceach because there is a bush growing in the middle of it. Páirc na bothán because there was once an old hut in it Páirc na bruidhean because there is a fort in it. Páirc na Gaothmar because there is no shelter in it. Páirc na Gleann because there is a valley in it.

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   Topics

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

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Location

   Cuiltycreaghan, Co. Mayo

   Collector

   Michael Hunt

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cuiltycreaghan, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Patrick Boyle

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cuiltycreaghan, Co. Mayo

2. Old Place Names

   

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   The following are a list of placenames with their meanings.
   Brickens means the village of the badgers.
   Threeanriabac means the village of the there hills.
   Liscolman means Colman's fort.
   Druim means the field of the ridges.
   Kilnock means the church on the hill.
   Ballybane means the white village.

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