School: Clews' Memorial (roll number 15465)
- Location:
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire Ní Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0234, Page 095
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- (continued from previous page)Carraig a Mhaiste is a rock some hundred yards to the north of Tawnytaskin N. School, Boyle Parish. It is said that a schoolmaster had a hedge-school under this rock.
- Shraw and Garrahunlin are names of fields we have. James Keville, Cournameltha [Cornameelta?], Boyle, has a field called Garrynabishen. Michael Toman, Cournameltha, has a field he calls Porcha, another called The Mute another The Móinín and another The Móinín Mullagh. Tom Hunt, Cournameltha, has a bog called Carraigín Draoi. Michael Queenan, Cournameltha, has on his land a hill called Carraigin Brock. Luke Harrington, Cournameltha, has a field called Gairnín Cléibhe. I have never heard explanations for these names.
- Collector
- Margaret Hopkins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- We have a field called "The Móinín Mallach" The Mad Garden is the name of another of our fields. John Keville, , has a field called The Camp Field. It is called by this name because the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bertie Mc Garry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garrow, Co. Roscommon
