School: Cnoc Breac
- Location:
- New Inn, Co. Galway
- Teacher: M. Ó Maoldúin
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- Place-names. How New Inn got its name
In olden times there was an inn above where the Barrack is now. Everybody used to go into it because sometimes they would have great sport. After a good many years there was another inn built where Mr. Garvey's shop is now and it was called the new inn and it is from that the townland of New Inn got its name.
There is a place called "Cnoc More". It got its name on account of all the hills. There is another place called Dunmore. It is called after the big fort that was there long ago. Gort le món has that name because there was good turf in it.
Gort Fada got its name because there was good tillage in it(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- New Inn, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Thomas Meoldy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Corrabaun, Co. Galway