School: Culdaff

Location:
Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Ailís Eibhlín de Brún
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    land, and it is believed that it is not so fertile as other land.
    There is a tree which is called the "Big Tree", because there are three trees growing out of one.

    There is a big rock in Campbell's field and it is so called the Slippery rock, because it is very slippy.
    We have two fields which are called the front Church hill and the Back Church hill, because one of them is in front of the old church, and the other is at the back.
    Another fields name is Heaney's Park, because a man named Heaney lived in it.
    The Moss field is another one. It got its name as it it is mossy ground.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Culdaff, Co. Donegal