School: Síolach (roll number 12266)
- Location:
- Sheelagh, Co. Louth
- Teacher: S. Ó Gnímh
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- (continued from previous page)Lis-a-fooka - a name given to a local field. There is an old belief that the fairies meet there.
Derra-crin - a big field containing about fifteen acres and a all a hill.
Lurgan - Cullen-Boy - the name of a townland in South Armagh. A long narrow townland with a range of hills down the middle and covered with hazel trees. A perfect description from the Irish name = Lurga (a shin) Collan (hazel) Buidhe (yellow)
Molly-crum = a hill in Courtbane = a man's farm
Kesh-al = a high field; at one time there was a big stone ditch there and growing around were a number of "gentle" or "lone" or fairy bushes some of which remain.
Lis-drum-gar = The hill on which the school and chapel are built. Proof to this there was a fort there and a cave which was believed to have been(continues on next page)