School: Leitir Bric (roll number 14924)
- Location:
- Letterbrick, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Grannacháin
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- I live in the village of Derreen. It is a half mile from the school. There was seven houses in it. The Irish of Derreen is "Dóirín" which means in English the little oak grove.
My father has a farm in it. There is a lot of names on the fields in it. These names which I mention below are some of them.
Gairidh sgeachach: It was called that name because long ago there was a lot of white thorn bushes growing in it.
An Gáirdín Dearg: It has not much of an explanation. It is in the shape of a capital "D". My father said that it was in the Prophecy, that there will be a battle fought there yet.
All the people that are inside in the garden will be saved. All that will be outside will be killed.
An Sean Sráid: It was called that name because there was a lot of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridget Moyles
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derreen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Moyles
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 46
- Address
- Derreen, Co. Mayo
