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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
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Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0415

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    1. There are many fields around in our farm. Here are some of the names of the fields. Gort mór, Gort Buidhe, Poll mór Gort na Faithche.
    2. The Hillfield, Calfspark, Callow, (Eaglefield) Eaglehill-field, and long field.
    Why Gort mór got its name was, because it is a very big tillage field.
    3. How Gort Buidhe got its name is, because it was a very yellow tillage field as it was yellow from corn, as wheat and oats etc.
    4. The Hillfield got its name, as there is a big high hill in the field. Eaglehill field got its name as it is near Eaglehill.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Barnaboy, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Nancy Madden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Barnaboy, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Bob Larkin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Barnaboy, Co. Galway