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School: Lurga (roll number 12574)

Location:
Lurga, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraig Ó Fogartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0047, Page 0320

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  1. Local Place Names

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    In my district there are a good many place names.
    Attyfeenian - the place of the fenians.
    Scarriff - the little stones
    Knockktoby - Tobies hill
    Tubber - the well
    Gort a Múdán - the field of the fool
    The Chéilóg - means a long narrow garden
    Glan father - Peters Glen
    Lecken - the side of a hill

    There a great many fields around my art of the country such as
    Powell Gorry - the hollow garden
    Gorry Árd - the high garden
    Glawn - the glen
    Páircín Uisge - the field of the water
    The big Cregg - the big stone
    The Currack - the island
    Locth
    Gainne - the sand
    Gort Inse Guaire - the town of Guaire
    Derryowen - the oaks belonging to Owen
    Creggboy - yellow rock
    Shanaglish - the old church
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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
    English
    Location
    Lurga, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Florence Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Barna, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Martin Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Address
    Cregboy, Co. Galway