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School: Glendooen (roll number 11751)

Location:
Doon Glebe, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Edith V. Jennings
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1084, Page 303

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    The barley home was so called because barley grew in it long ago. Gortneagan Field was called after a hollow which is called Gortneagan. The Lee Field was so called because it was always in grass, and the Skull Hill was so called because there was a skull found in it during the Battle of Scarrifhollis.
    The Buttermilk Bray is the name of a bray which is about fifty yards from our house. It was so called because a bucket of buttermilk was spilt on it.
    The Slush Corner is the name of a corner in one of our fields. The Primrose Bank is the name of a bank on our farm. It is so called because there are thousands of primroses growing on it every year.
    The Steep Bank is the name of another bray which
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Newmills, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Mary Mc Kinney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newmills, Co. Donegal