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School: Baile an tSratha (roll number 17014)

Location:
Ballintra, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séarlus S. Ua Baoighill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 235

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    On our farm at home in Ballymagroarty several of the fields are known by a particular name, such as Páirc an uain, the “Long Field: and the “Bean Field.”
    The latter got its name on account of beans being sown in this particular fields for years in succession. The former was the field usually set a part [sic.] for the young lambs.
    The long field so called because it is much longer than any of the other fields bordering it.
    The townland of Ballymagroarty got its name from the Clann of the McGroartys who resided there in the years gone by.
    In Ballymagroarty is a gap locally known as Beárna Dheárg which derives its name from the fact that at this spot blood was shed on two different occasions.
    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
    Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Pearl Gorman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Hugh Gorman
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal