School: Caisleán an Fhrinnsigh (roll number 11707/10648)
- Location:
- Castle Ffrench, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Micheál Mac Shiúrtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0044, Page 0023
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- There are several place-names in this district. We have a field at home and it is called the "long field"
It is a very long one, and I would like if it was divided into little fields. When I go for the cows in the evening sometimes I have to go to the end of it, but sometimes they be at the gate.
Near that field there is a big hill, and it is called the "heather hill" as there is nothing growing on it but heath.
I often went up to the top of it, and I looked all around.
There is a bog not far from this place, and an old woman named Kate Shallow owned it, but she died, and it is called "Shallow's bog".
There is a hill not far from this locality, and then there is nothing growing on it but sloes, and it is called the "sloe-hill".
There is another hill and there is nothing growing on it bur furze,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- William Fallon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Currafarry, Co. Galway
