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School: Druim Mór (roll number 16349)

Location:
Dromore, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
John Noonan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1098, Page 3

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  1. Local Place Names

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    Dromore
    druim = a ridge and mór = big.

    Killygordon
    from coill = a wood and guirdín = the wild parsnip.

    Crossroads
    crois and bhealach

    Alveltygort
    may be from ubhallghort = an orchard
    Ardnaganna
    árd = a height and geana = geese or may be Árd na Gainmhe = sand height.
    Ballyarl
    may be Baile an Iarla = or earl's place.

    Clonare
    cluain = a meadow and iarla

    Carn
    cearn = an angle or corner

    Ballinacor
    baile = a place and corra = weir

    Carrickshandrum
    carraic = a rock - Sean = old - druim = a ridge

    Ballinaman
    either Baile na mBan = home of the women or Baile na mBeann, the place of cliffs

    Mullaghanery
    mullach, a height and aodhaire = a shepherd

    Liscooley
    from lios = a fort and cúinne, a corner

    Hiltown
    Baile na Coille = place of the wood.

    Carricknamanna
    Carraic na Manach = rock of the monks

    Mullingar
    Muillean an Chearra = Carr's mill

    Meenlougher
    Mín an Lobhthair = plain of the leper.

    Magheraboy
    Machaire Buidhe = yellow plain
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Dromore, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Máiread Ní Fhrighil
    Gender
    Female