School: Straleel (roll number 16033)
- Location:
- Srath Laoill, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Brian Ó Breisleáin
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- There is a place called "Leabaidh Diarmaidh" a few 100 yds due South of Straleel N.S. It looks like a rough stone box without a lid, buried in the ground. Nothing is known here about its history. The inside is about 2x2x2 feet. Unknown, except here.
- There is a rock called An Altoir about 1 mile N.E. of this school. It is among the hills. Nothing is known here about its history. Unknown, except here.
- There is an old fort, about a mile (as the crow flies) S.W.of Straleel school. Likely of Danish origin. It is a circular ring of stone and earth on the top of a mound. It is in the townland of Aireagal and about one mile from Carrick. Its history is not known locally.
See Joyce's "names of places" Vol,1 page 320 also " " page 87.
Roxborough is a modern name of the place.- Informant
- Cáit Ní Dhomhnaill
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Srath Laoill, Co. Donegal