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School: Cuilleán

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Cuillaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
León P. Mac Eachmharaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 030

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  1. Local Place Names (continued)

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    Michael Sheridan, Mary Sheridan's father who died 16 years ago at the age of 80 years.
    "Cornéal Maibr." It got its name from a person who was living near the corner. This place is in Lower Crimlin and in the parish of Kilvine. It is on a little road going through Lower Crimlin. About half ways in the little road this corner is. It is between two of Patrick Mac Hugh's fields
    "Srairín." Many people have that name on their fields. It a a wet field.
    "Pairc a Nile". It is a field belonging to Martin Daly, Crimlin. It got its name from a man who was living there long ago. His name was Nile.
    "poll Dut." This field also belongs to Martin Daly. There is withered grass growing in it.
    "Goirin [?]" is a field belonging to Ned Boyle Crimlin is the middle field.
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  2. Local Place Names

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    There is a field belonging to my uncle, Patrick Huane named "Cú; nms ngarrdanrai," and another field called "garea na [?] and it is sometimes called "sgrodán's garden." Theres more fields called "gorc a cóimín," "Mórnín. "The sraic" "Cnochán a clóca", "Túr bín," "Túrín". The long field, the big field. The following are the names of Michael Daly's fields, the [?]. Mornin", "goiriín gleannsc", "the sraí," "Noonan's garden", Gorc an puill", "Sean Garria", "Brian's field," "Gorc a Claus," Goirín Dro." "Gorc na Leasa," "Cnocán a cócaur", "Tocán a
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Cuillaun, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Patrick Mc Gough
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Boleyboy, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Huane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Boleyboy, Co. Mayo