School: Richmond (roll number 14400)
- Location:
- Richmond, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Giollarnáth
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- Rardubh[?] means the black fort. It got its name from the fort. It got its name from the fort that is there. Claidhe[?] na gréine. It was called claidhe ane gréine because the sun is always shining on it. There was a lot of small trees growing on it. It got its name from a ditch that is there.
Tuireann Sobair[?]. It got its name from a lot of small trees. Dún Glas. It got its name from a fort that is tere. It is a round fort with a lot of white thorn bushes growing on it. It is built on a high hill. It is a very green fort and that is why it got it its name Dún Glas.
Paírc an Aír[?], It got(continues on next page)- Collector
- Dermot Loftus
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyscanlan, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr Joseph Loftus
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Address
- Ballyscanlan, Co. Mayo