School: Gaddyduff (roll number 16642)
- Location:
- Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: P. H. Kavanagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1121, Page 27
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- Long ago the old people had a name on every field in their farm. They also had names on every (-) now and every rock in the hill. We still remember some of these names and here is a few of them which are in my own townland.
Own Irc:- is a townland with a few houses.
Creis(?)-ma-Shog:- A rock with a big hole away in under it and sheep shelter in it on a stormy night.
Muna Croive:- It is a field with rocks in the middle of it.
Muney Uh:- a field with bushes growing at the bottom of it.
Leana Mor:- is a field with a small fence in the middle of it.
Creag Breac:- is a field with a sprilked (spedkled) rock at the bottom of it.
Creag Lean:- is a rockMuna Carad:- is a field
Pairc-an-Tobac:- is a small damp Pairc with a spring well in the middle of it.
Leat Clé:- It is a field running into the hill.
Mar-na-Nell:- a Pairc in a hill with a river running along side of it.
Alt-ta-Ruaidh:- It is a field with old houses in one corner of it. Lag-na-Sac:- It is a hole in a river.Creag Dub:- It is a rock with nut trees(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sean Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Magheramore, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Jimmy Gill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 71
- Address
- Clehagh, Co. Donegal
