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School: Trentagh (roll number 16331)

Location:
Treantagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
M. Nic Pheadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1084, Page 047

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    The middle hollow is another hill and it is so named because it is in the middle of the hill.
    The heathery hill. It is so named because a lot of heather grows on it.
    Names of Streams.
    The dam stream is so called because one time people steeped flax in it.
    Names of Woods.
    Buchanan's wood is so called because a man named John Buchanan owned it.
    Cheatley's wood because a man named David Cheatley owned it.
    My fathers fields are in the district of Kilmacrenan. They are in Dromore. They are in the Barony of Kilmacrenan, and they are in the County of Donegal.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Dromore, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Emma Neely
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromore, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr William Neely
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Dromore, Co. Donegal