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School: Loughill

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Ballymunterhiggin, Co. Donegal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1026, Page 225

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1026, Page 225

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    Derryhirk – a townland – means the oak wood of the boar.
    Derrynaseer – a townland – means the oakwood of the carpenter.
    Higginstowns – townland – means baite muinntir h-igin, the home of the O’higgins.
    Parkeer – townland – páircín means the little field.
    Belleek – a village – means beut leice [?] is the Ford mouth of the Flagstone. The place gets its name from the flat surfaced rock in the Ford.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballymunterhiggin, Co. Donegal