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School: Carrickallen

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Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
A. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 191

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    On the eastern rim of my fathers farm there is a field which we call the "Garla" when we want to distinguish it from any other field.
    Why this field got its name I do not know.
    There is a field on the north-eastern side of the house which we call "The Black Garden".
    This field got its name on account of its having a boggy sub-soil.
    On the south-western rim of our farm there is a bog and part of this bog is known as "The Isle Of Man".
    There is a field which we call "leisgeamhail" [?] on the north-eastern side of
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Tullyunshin, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Teresa Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullyunshin, Co. Cavan