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School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)

Location:
Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Dáithí Mag Réill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137B, Page 25_038

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    Criogán Bán is the name of our village. It is so called because there are a number of little hillocks there, and te grass grows very bare on them and they are very white
    Tulach Tollamh Garbh is the name of a field with a lot of little hillocks in it. In olden times it was called Criogán a' lios. There was a fort in it long ago and a group of wild cats (were) seen often times coming out of the fort. One day the cats came out of the fort and went into a nearby house. The biggest cat that was in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Martin Grady
    Gender
    Male