School: Druminardly
- Location:
- Drumman Beg, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Cuanáin
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- (continued from previous page)Gaffneys hill got it's name because there is a hill of Gaffneys beside
The Green Hill, because it is very green
Fields
Cunningham's field. There was an old house there one time and Cunningham's was the name of the man who lived there.
Billy's Garden. Skerry Garden, Connors Field. The Big Meadow, because it is a big long field. The Moor, because it is beetween the bog and the upland. Petties Piece because a man named Pettie Leannon owned it long ago. Gallaghers stream because it runs down with Gallagher's stream. The blacksmith's stream because once a blacksmith had his forge beside the stream.
On the farm of Daniel Hoare, Drummingmore, RuskeyPat Brown's garden. The garden belonged to a man called Pat Brown long ago. The flax field. There was flax growing in the field at one time. The big meadow, because it is a big field. the high field because it is on a hill. The borey John's piece because a(continues on next page)
