School: Drumatemple (C.) (roll number 7055)

Location:
Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Treasa, Bean Uí Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0260, Page 241

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    The names of fields on my uncle's farm are...

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    The Garden Field so called because there is a garden beside it.
    Round Fort. Long ago a robber named Diarmuid came to live in this fort and afterwards it was called Dún Dhiarmada. To-day it is called Dundermott.
    The School House Field.
    The Dúinín.
    The Foals' Paddak is called because foals were trained there.
    Names of fields in Mr. Leech's land are - The Church Field so called because there was a church there long ago and the ruins are yet to be seen.
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    About a quarter of a mile from my house...

    About a quarter of a mile from my house, there are a few fields named Carraigín, Penpark, Toirín, Móinín, Foxpark. In Carraigín there was a Soup-school during a period of the Penal Laws.
    Above Ballymoe in Clonruff there is Poll-an-Aifrinn in Mr. Ned Keanes field. This
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    Language
    English
    Location
    Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
    Collector
    Marian Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymoe, Co. Galway