School: Termonfeckin (roll number 16209)

Location:
Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
T. Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0676, Page 147

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0676, Page 147

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  1. On Strinagh Road, there is a field called John Reilly's Acre, so called after a man who owned it. On the same road is The Windmill, where an old windmill stands. A few fields away from this there is a place called The Ault, through which the river runs. On Strinagh hill there is a field called Cnoc-an-Aifrinn, because Mass was said there in Penal times Cnoc-Búidhe, The Little Molly.

    On the Laurel Hill there are fields on McKeevers' farm called Corra-Fiadh, The Quarry Field, The Dirty Field, the Furry Field, The Rushy Field, and Hungary Hall.
    On the far side of the Mattock there are a number of fields called Whytes Hill, and beyond them is the Mill Land,and the Mill Flat
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Halpin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Collon, Co. Louth