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School: An Árd Leathan (roll number 7680)

Location:
An Ailt Leathan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Ailin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1094, Page 125

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  1. Na Bailte i bParóiste Ghleann Fhinne (continued)

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    Litir = a round hillside = The Round hillside of the Wolf

    ÁRD - BATA
    Height of the Logs
    This place first belonged to a man called Maurice Cill (?) He got (?) the name of (?) as Ghaoth - Dubhair le buachailleacht a dheanamh. Thuit siad seo amach le na comharsanaí thairbe eallaigh. Chuir clann Eicthighirin (?) suas logannaí móra ó bharr an chnuic go bun mar teorann.

    SRATH - na - BRÁGHAID
    Holm of Narrow Water. Tá an abhann an chaol faoi (?) na srathanna seo

    ÁRDLEATHAIN
    Broad (?) Height formerly Murty's Town

    AN GALL BHUAILIDH
    buailidh = A milking Place = Gall = Tainic na Gaill annsin ar tús = Milking Place of the Foreigners
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Pádraig Mac Ailin
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir