School: Edraguil (roll number 11225)
- Location:
- Edergole, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Nic Philip
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 269
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- Loyst means "fair tilled land", it is the name given to my townland. The next town land is Slieveroe which means red hill; this name is given to it from a hill the property of McPhillips. There is a fort on the top of the hill; the fort is belonging to Charlie McCabe and the soil in it is slightly red and sandy.Other neigbouring townlands are Nart meaning grave;
Urcher meaning a shot.
The fields have peculiar names such as Bellsbog; whinnyhill, the sand-hole-field and the lone bush field.The whinnyhill is so called because up to nineteeny thirty seven it was completely covered with whins. In that year Hughie(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eamonn Lennon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Losset, Co. Monaghan
