School: Coill-Chéim (roll number 9044)
- Location:
- Calhame, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Cuinneagáin
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- (continued from previous page)The Brown Brows, Quarry Hollow, The Soldiers Meadow, The Old Town, The Ardans, The Gib, Castletown, Burkes Height, Croosan's Park, The Big Leas, The Craft, The Priest's Bank Hole, The Tall Hole, The Mullans, Carney Hill, The Mass House, The Coves, The Fox's Well, Braclac, The Car, The Wee Braes, Maccoy's Lane, The Whinny Hill, The Rushy Field, Cniuc an Fheasra, The Grey Rock, Parkcadan Well, Bealach Cuishe, Bessie Anne's Well, Corscassan Meadow, The Fairy Bush, Dennis the Rock's House, Kate Davis's Height, Margaret Mc Nellies Bray, Ginnies Byre, The Rig Road, Drumbardagh Hill, Drum Cruinn.
In the Penal Times Mass used to be said in the place that they call the Old Mass House which is away out behind where Edward Haughey lives now. The reason that this field is called the Soldier's Meadow is that a long time ago there lived an old soldiers named Paddy Fisher in a little house on the top of the Castletown School Bray and the land from that place out to the Lis a Mhaididh Road was called "The Soldiers Meadow".
The reason that this lane is called "Mackie's Lane" is that a long time ago when old William Maccoy was going about begging he came up the Darney Road one night and feeling very tired he lay down on an old lane which cut off this road. He fell asleep but never wakened, he was found(continues on next page)
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