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1. Names of Fields (continued)

   

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   8 Garre na Móan means the field of turf.
   9 Cluancun means the meadow of the hounds.

   

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2. Names of Fields

   

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   1. The field of the "fort" because there are two hills in that field where the Danes were long ago and if anyone interfered with the hills foul air would come up and kill the people. 2. If you were going across fields and walked on them hills you would go astray 3. "Wellfort" is so called because there is a well near a very large "fort" 4. The "field bush" is supposed to be haunted 5. "Gortín an Asal" the (said to) field of ass. 6. "Cloush Ganly "It is said to be haunted.

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   Topics

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

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Location

   Kiltullagh, Co. Galway

   Collector

   Maggie Gibney

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Tom Disken

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kiltullagh, Co. Galway