School: An Árd Leathan (roll number 7680)

Location:
An Ailt Leathan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Ailin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1094, Page 122

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    Alt = a high precipice. Bionn sneachta ar an cnuic seo roimh ait ar bith eile = The Snowy precipice

    AN COIMMIN
    Coimmin = A little hollow, also a green place surrounded by hills

    AN GARBHAN
    = Rough side of hill

    AN CILL RATHAIN
    Church of the Fort. Rathain = tuiseal gimhenmhnach (?) of Reatha = a fairy fort. Boltifree hill = Cnoc-na-Sídhe
    (???)

    AN CLUAIN CLEITHS-ACH
    Cluain = a green meadow like young upland grass. Roimhe seo bhí droichead comgarach d'on bhaile seo deanta cosamhail le "Cleiths-ach-Fhíriste (?) - a harrow = The green meadow beside the bridge in the shape of a harrow

    Srath - na - BRATÓIGE (?)
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Pádraig Mac Ailin
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir