School: Curraigh (B.) (roll number 12066)

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1. Townlands of the Parish of Curry, Co. Sligo

   

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   Curry or Curraigh means a marsh or swamp Drimbane or Drombán means the white ridge Montiagh or Montiach means a turfy place Baile an Churraigh means the town of the swamp Carrarea or Ceathramadh Riabhach means the quarter of the red clay Cashel or Caiseal means a stone fort used for sheep in the night time Ballyglass or Baile Glas means the green townland Broithear means a boundary or so called because it is touching on Co. Mayo Ceathramhadh na gCapall means the quarter of the horses Originally all this area belonged to the Jones Family of Benada, Co. Sligo. They had a horse ranch in the area Cloonrane or Cluain Raithneach, the meadow of the ferns Rathmagurry or Rath Magha gCurraigh or the fort of the plain of Curry. Drimacilleen: (a graveyard) the ridge (or back) of the little church Killeen: Cillín, a little church

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