School: Sliabh na Cille (roll number 14513)
- Location:
- Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Fhlannchadha
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- (continued from previous page)CLOCH na CUIMILTEThis is a stone between Ballinaglera and Pottore. The cattle used to rub themselves to this stone.
POLL MÓRThis is a large hole on the mountain between Ballinaglera and Glangevlin.
ALLT FADAThis is a long rock between Ballinaglera and Glangevlin.
MÓINÍN ROCKis between Glangevlin and Ballinaglera.
LOG a' tSNEACHTA ?(pronounced Log a' Treachta) This is a place in Glangevlin where there is a deep hollow.
POLL LACHANThis 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) - MULLACH BEAGA field in Francis McGreal's land in the townland of Slievenakilla.
SRAITHÍN a' PHUNTAThis 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 gCUPÓGAA piece of land in Francis McGreal's farm in Slievenakilla.
MULLACH RAITHNÍNThis is a little hill in Pat McPartlan's land in Slievenakilla.
CARRAIG na LOCHÁNStream 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.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Cait Nic Réill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Francis Mc Greal
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim