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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 130

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  1. Na Bailte i bParóiste Ghleann Fhinne (continued)

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    Bothainin = a little wooden house = The little wooden house of the Church - townland

    MÍN - na - gCNAMH
    Nuair a bhí na Gaedhil ag dul suas taobh Cnuic na-Sídhe, chuiadh cuid acu suas ag Alt-na-Péist (?) ag deanamh ar Dhuin-na-nGall. Thainic saighdiúirí (?) fhad leó an ait in a bhfuil Mín-na-gCnam anois. Marbhadh na Gaedhil agus fagadh annsin íad. Blíantaí indiaidh sin fuair na Planntalaidhe na cnamha agus chuir siad íád in aon uaigh amhain a tugataoí Garaidh na gCorp air = The Meadow of the Bones

    ALT - na - PEISTE
    = Height of the Dragon. Dragon's bed and path surrounds the hill on top

    AGH - a - BEITHE
    beith = a birch = the field of the Birches

    COR - RÍÓGHAIN
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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