School: Caonach (roll number 14923)
- Location:
- Keenagh Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Eachmharcaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 290
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- (continued from previous page)stood on the bank overhead and looked down he would think it was a half-mile down from him. There is a high hill overhead and a fence on top of the hill, there are two or three holly bushes growing on the fence.
"Poll a' féice", got its name from a man who died there. He was a French soldier who strayed from his companions and died and was buried there.
"Log na ngabhair", means the hollow of the goats.
"Léim gabhar", is so called because there used to be flocks of goats grazing there long ago. It means the leap of the goats.
"Cnoc na n-éan" is so called because in olden times it was a great hill of grouse and gentlemen came every to shoot them.
"Cnoc a' chapaill", is so called because the people of Keenagh used to have their horses grazing there in Summer-time.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Hegarty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Keenagh Beg, Co. Mayo
