School: Taobh Breac (roll number 15227)

Location:
Tievebrack, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Donnchadh E. Mac Congáile
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    I have been told that it means the “eagle of the white house.” The story runs that a child had been born in a white house and taken away by an eagle. Fr. Hegarty inclines to favour “The White House Church” from “Ecclessia”
    Gortnamuck – Gort na Muc – the field of the pigs
    Lisnamulligan – Lios na Mullachan – the fort of the hilltops
    Meenlougher – Mín Luachaire – fine rushes
    Raws – na Ratha – wavy land

    Tievebrack – Taobh breac – the speckled hillside.
    In the district when one hears this pronounced it is more like “Tee-brack” the ‘v’ sound absent as a matter of fact, in old writings it was spelt “Teebrack”
    Ballylast – Baile Laist – the town of cargo
    Castlefin – Caisleán na Finne – the Castle of the Finn
    Cloughfin – Cloch Finn – the stone of the Finn.
    Corcullion – “Cor Choillead ?
    Gortfad – Gort Fada – the long field.
    Knockrawer – Cnoc Romhair – the tilled hill.
    Maghereagh – Machaire Fhéidh – the pheasants’ plain.
    Sessiagh Allison – Sessiach Allison – Allison’s Sixth
    Stranamuck – Sraith-na-Muc – The pig’s row
    Tawnacrum – Tamhnach Crom – The bent or stooped arable land
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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)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Donaghmore, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Donnachadh E. Mac Congáile
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir