School: Páirc na nDriseóg (roll number 14294)

Location:
Brierfield, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Conaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0083, Page 085

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    stone over his grave and that pile of stones is to be seen now.
    The Hill Field. It got its name because there is a big hill in it.
    The Forth. This got its name because there is a hill forty feet high and there is a round of arth on the top of it. This is a fairy Forth.
    Páircín Brían. This got its name because there was a man living in a house in the corner of it once.
    The Lochán. This got its name because there is a big large lake in it.
    Tobar Mór. There is a hollow in this field and there is a big well in it and the bean-sí was seen washing clothes in it.
    The Mountain. This got its name because there was a big mountain in it once but its not in it now.
    The Far Field. It got its name because it is the farthest field away.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Brierfield (Stevens), Co. Galway
    Collector
    Delia Crowe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brierfield (Stevens), Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Martin Crowe
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brierfield (Stevens), Co. Galway