School: Gallow (roll number 8301)
- Location:
- Gallow, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Mhuirín
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- Bealoideas 14-3-1938
Local place names
The Coarse Meadow
Because there is very coarse grass in it!
The Slugrum
Because it is very low wet land!
The rye Gardens
Because rye used to be sown in it years ago.
Hegarty's bohreen
So called because people of that name lived in it years ago!
The poplar field
Because there are many poplar trees around it!
The bogan
Because it is low and wet!
Nellies twin
Because a woman of that name lived at it long ago!
The Stoney field
Because it was stoney!
The furzy field
Because there are furze all around it.
Maureen Walker- Collector
- Maureen Walker
- Gender
- Female