School: St John's Monastery, Ballaghderreen (roll number 13709)
- Location:
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An Br. P. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0241, Page 270
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Local Place NamesCullaheren (coill a h-larann) means the wood of the iron. There is a wood in that district.
Culathan or "Cul a ión" means the back of the hole.There was a manure hole here as was in Tonroe.
Clooniron means the meadow of iron. Cloon ar 'Cluain' means a meadow
Boherbee means the yellow road. Boher or "Boṫar" means a road and bee or 'buidhe" means yellow. It is so called because when the people came to the district, there was a lot of yellow gravel to be found. They made a road with some of this gravel and called the district after it.
Rooskey means the swampy valley. There is a big river running through this district.
Kilteaman means the deep wood. Long ago there was a wood in that district
- Collector
- Joseph O Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
- Collector
- Val. Mc Dermott
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ballymaging or Castlemore, Co. Roscommon
