School: Castlesampson
- Location:
- Castlesampson, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Fithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0269, Page 264
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- (continued from previous page)Suil Townland Eskirsituate in Wm Glennon land. A small field in which the water from a stream which flows through Clonohill disappears underground. Hence the name.
Lisheen - Townland Gatestownsituate Mike Spelmans farm near the Gatestown road.
A small round hill. Burial place for unbaptised infants.
Peters Hill - Townland Clonohillsituate beside Gatestown Road. A long narrow field with a hill at one end. An old man named Peter is said to have died in a hole on the side of this hill about 100 years ago.
Domhnaill's field - Townland Clonohillsituate beside the public Athlone - Taughmaconnell road. Named from Domhnaill Keogh.
Note: The Keogh family were the largest land owners in this part of Taughmaconnell. The Keogh family are distinct from the family to which Judge Keogh belonged.
Páirc Garbh - Townland Eskirsituate Keoghs land near Gatestown Road.
meaning the rough field(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Craven
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Taghmaconnell, Co. Roscommon
