School: Leitir Bric (roll number 14924)

Location:
Letterbrick, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Grannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 665

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  1. Chúl-na0Binne: It is known in English as "the back of the peak". I could not trace up any infirmation about it or why it was called after its name.
    Carraig na mBroc: It means the rock of the badgers. It was called that because there were badgers dens in it long ago and there are some of them in it yet.
    Cannaig na mbroc is situated opposite the village of Coolnabinnia up on the hill.
    Rideán [?] treasnadh: It means a crossing stream. It is crossing from carraig nc mbroc to rideán [?] garbh. it rises at the butt of the rocks of carraig na mbroc.
    poll glass: It is a deep green hollow up on the hill in which green grass and rushes grow.
    Léin an rhiadha [?]: It is away up on the hill above Carraig na mbroc on the side of the hill
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Coolnabinnia, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Mary Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolnabinnia, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Manus Mc Hugh
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolnabinnia, Co. Mayo