School: Robertson (roll number 12276)
- Location:
- Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Liam Ó Morchadh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1084, Page 152
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- Names of fields.
First field, far field, big field, The Taveney, The Garden and the field in front of the house.
Names of Streets and places outside and in Letterkenny.
The Upper and Lower Main Streets, Port Road, High Road, Castel Street, Market Square. Ballinacool Terrace, Glen-car Road, Oldtown, Lismonaghan, Cravesmith, Rahan and Oakpark.
- Collector
- Mary Dobson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- There is a district outside Letterkenny called Ballymacool. It is said that Finnmacool was buried there, Signs of his grave are still there.
- Long Tongue, The Standing Stone, The upper acre, Elizas Craft and Mattes Park,
Long tongue got its name Because it is long. and Narrow field and it is round at one end.
The Standing Stone got its name because there was a big stone in it.(continues on next page)
