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School: Dumha-chaisil

Location:
Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 241

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    "Cealltrach" is a field near my house. It got its name from the number of stones which are scattered through it.
    Poll-an-lich":-
    On the land of Patrick Gildea of Quarryfield is a round bottomless hole called Poll-an-lich. It got its name from the following incident.
    A man was once ploughing with one horse in that field, and as the day wore on, his horse began to tire, when all of a sudden he saw a white horse emerging from the hole and walking over to the plough.
    He yoked the white horse into the plough and ploughed on
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dorothy Mc Donagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloontaconnagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Achonry, Co. Sligo