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School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)

Location:
Bofield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 187

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  1. Shops (continued)

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    used to come around to the houses looking for rags or any other old things that they would give him.
    Some people used to keep luck money when they would get it.
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  2. Names of Fields

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    My father's land is in Carracastle. He has 13 fields, of which 8 of them are named. The names are as follows:-
    AISKEY BEAG
    Meaning the field of the small bog

    CROCÁN na CRUIS
    There is a cross ditch on a hill in this field.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Carrowcastle, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    John Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo