School: Corr Garrdha (roll number 15228)

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1. Local Place Names (continued)

   

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   Burke's farm, Eskerroe Menlough.
   Cúl Garbh : The reason it is called that because it grows rough long grass and there is good land all round it.
   Cor na Cruite : because it is a hill of land with a river and bog all round it.
   Sgeach Phaidi :- There is a tree growing on the side of the road near a wood. There was an old woman found under it named Paddy.
   The Bell Field. because long ago there was a bell in it to call the workers into their dinner.
   Larners Garden - because a man lived in it named Larner.
   The Pen :- This is so called because a man kept his sheep in it long ago.

   

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   1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. seanchas áitiúil, dinnseanchas (~10,595)

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   Irish

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   Location

   Corrdhoire Uachtair, Co. na Gaillimhe

   Collector

   Annie Kavanagh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Lios Maol, Co. na Gaillimhe

   Collector

   Brigid Kennedy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cill Filige, Co. na Gaillimhe

   Collector

   Margaret Delaney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Eiscir Rua, Co. na Gaillimhe

   Collector

   Michael Geraghty

   Gender

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   Address

   Cill Ó Scóba, Co. na Gaillimhe

   Collector

   Patricia Kitt

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Leitheanach, Co. na Gaillimhe

   Informant

   Mrs Carroll

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   Relative (other than parent or grandparent)

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   Female