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School: Turloch (roll number 10286)

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Turlough, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0120, Page 163

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    Turlough Parish. Cloonkesh means the meadow of the bridge of wattles. A “kesh” is a little bridge made of sticks and scraws in a bog. Cloontubrid is the meadow of the well. There is a beautiful spring well there. Cloonagleragh is the clerks or priests meadow. Killard means the high church, or graveyard. This village borders Turlough cemetary where St Patrick founded his church. St Patricks well is beside the graveyard. Ballyguinn means the village of the Quinns. Part of it was owned by a family of the Quinns until recently. Knockanour means the hill of the goats. Meelick means the bare flag-stone.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
      2. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Turlough, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Mary Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Turlough, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    M. J. Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Unknown
    Age
    60
    Address
    Turlough, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Turlough, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Gibbons
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Turlough, Co. Mayo