School: Cill a' Lachtáin

Location:
Cill Alachtáin, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0197

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    a church so it is said the church was called after him
    Ballydonlon It is named after a family of Donlons who lived there.
    Millathuhawn It was called that name because there was a corn-mill and a tuck mill nearby.
    Garrard It was called so because it was a high garden.
    Lodge
    Pairc an Agairt
    Cludore
    Lean na Mairle
    Callow Soft wet boggy land
    Gaire na Muc This gets its name because it is supposed that pigs were kept in that garden once.
    Lowpark
    Killoran This got its name because it is supposed that a saint named Oran lived there once.
    Ballylouge This got its name from a man named Lu-Og who it is supposed lived there once and Ballylouge then means the town of young Lu
    Clonkeen It is supposed to be good meadow land
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    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. seanchas áitiúil, dinnseanchas (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Cill Alachtáin, Co. na Gaillimhe
    Collector
    Johnie Hynes
    Gender
    Male
    Collector
    Kitty Kilgannon
    Gender
    Female
    Collector
    Mary Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Collector
    Mattie Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Collector
    Michael Curley
    Gender
    Female