School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1076, Page 349
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- (continued from previous page)Figart, Runclevin, Kill, Clondahorkey, Roshine, Castle Ban, Druim Dubh, Carraigegesgin, Dunmór, Purt, Rymonachan.
Figart got its name as being the high plain.
Runclevin means the division of the son in law.
Kill meaning a church. This church in Clondahorkey belonged to the Catholics. It wa a Franciscian Monks monastery but at the time of the Reformation this church in Clondahorkey was taken from the Catholics and the Protestants took it in charge and later on made a graveyard of it.
Druim Dubh meaning the black (bl) back.
The following are a list of the rocks and hills near Dunfanaghy.
The Hunting Rock, Carraigegesgin Rock, Cnoc Shea, Muckish, A rock called the Hunting Rock it got its name in this way. When people wanted to hunt(continues on next page)
