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   CLOCH na CUIMILTE

   This is a stone between Ballinaglera and Pottore. The cattle used to rub themselves to this stone.

   
   POLL MÓR

   This is a large hole on the mountain between Ballinaglera and Glangevlin.

   
   ALLT FADA

   This is a long rock between Ballinaglera and Glangevlin.

   
   MÓINÍN ROCK

   is between Glangevlin and Ballinaglera.

   
   LOG a' tSNEACHTA ?

   (pronounced Log a' Treachta) This is a place in Glangevlin where there is a deep hollow.

   
   POLL LACHAN

   This is a hollow in Owen McGrail's land in Slievenakilla. The water remains in it and it is like a little lake.

   
   (Séamus MacDhorchaidh collected the above place-names from his grand-father James McGourty, over 70 years of age, of Slievenakilla)

   

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2. Local Place Names

   

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   MULLACH BEAG A field in Francis McGreal's land in the townland of Slievenakilla. SRAITHÍN a' PHUNTA This is a field along the Yellow River. It means the holm-land of the pound. Cattle were pounded there during the time of the Great Famine. The people used to catch the cattle and they used to bleed them. Then they used to boil the blood and eat it. This is in Francis McGreal's land. PÍOSA na gCUPÓGA A piece of land in Francis McGreal's farm in Slievenakilla. MULLACH RAITHNÍN This is a little hill in Pat McPartlan's land in Slievenakilla. CARRAIG na LOCHÁN Stream is in the townland of Slievenakilla. There is a rock beside a lake there. The lake is called Loch na mBreach. The stream runs out from the lake.

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Location

   Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim

   Collector

   Cait Nic Réill

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Francis Mc Greal

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim