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School: Sruthán an Aifrinn (roll number 13982)

Location:
Massbrook Lower, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Mhóráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 320

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  1. Place Names - Fields of Our Farm

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    There are seven fields on our farm The names of the different ones are “Garrdha caoin na caoil” the “shraoith” “carraigh na mhaoilte” “croch cruaidh” the “Park” the “Kilm field” and the “crocháin”
    “Garrdha caoin na caoil” got its name because it grows no crops. It is very bare and there is small bushes of heather growing in it.
    The “sraith” got its name because it is marshey and damp. “Carraigh na mhaoilte” got its name because there is a rock adjoining it called carraig na mhaoilte. The rock got its name because long ago a lot of
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Terryduff, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Lily Mulhern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bofeenaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James Mulhern
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Terryduff, Co. Mayo