School: Gort na Díogha (roll number 15587)
- Location:
- Gortnadeeve West, Co. Galway
- Teachers: Séamus Ó Dochartaigh Bean Uí Dhochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0016, Page 019
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- (continued from previous page)Ainm na hÁite - Suidheamh - An fáth go bhfuil an t-ainm sin ortha
Gort na hAchadh - Glen (Husseys) - field of the kiln - there's a lime kiln in this field
Gort Andrais - Glen (Husseys) - once owned by a man called Andrew
Cregga - Creggs - because of the quarry at end of villageDoirín - Fartown - oak trees grow in this field
Cluan Dubhail - Clondoyle - Doyle's Meadow - at one time belonged to man of name
Sliabh Mhuire - Mt Mary - Mt. here - scene of retreat of O'Sullivan Beare
Gáiride Gabhann - Glenamaddy - owned by b Smith, used as poundage - stray cattle are kept in it
Camdoire - Camderry - roads and rivers join hereGort Árd - Glen - (Husseys) - a big hill once in this field
Bearna Chapaill - Leitra - a gap in this field at which a horse fell and died
Glinsk - Ballnakill (?) in this parish - "Valley of the waters"
Bothar Cuig - near Curraghmore - 5 roads meet there1) to Glenamaddy
2) to Kilkerrin
3) to Newbridge
4) to Williamstown
5) to Darcey's big house
Bothar Bán - Curraghmaighea - because of the no of white daisies that grow in it
Gort Cnocáinín - Mountain (Dowds) - a field full of small hills
Poll na Muice - Fartown (Farrells) - a field in which a pig was drowned in hole
Bun na Trí hAibhne - Leitra (Gibbons) - three rivers meet in this field
Currac Mór - Kilkerrin - the wild and swampy nature of place
Gort na Gabha - Timacat (Kelly) - Tom Kelly a blacksmith works in his forge here
Gort na Sgeithe - Fartown (Husseys) - white thorn bush grows well here
Cúláin - Glenamaddy (Husseys) - so called because it is a backward place
Locán na bFeagh - Curraghmaighea, Kilkerrin - there's a pond in this field and rushes grow in it(continues on next page)
