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School: Alt Achadh Doire (roll number 15474)

Location:
Altaghaderry, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig L. Mac Diarmada
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    The names of the fields that I know are:-
    The Cave Field, This name was given because there was supposed to be a cave in the field.
    The Bally-boe. I don't know why the name was given.
    The Twelve -barrel sand. The name was given because there is much sand in the field
    The Slope - This name was given because the field had a slope
    The Big field. The name was given because the field was big.
    The Hilly field. The name was given because there were many hills in the field.
    The Brown Knowe. I don't know why the name is given
    The Narrow field. This name was given because the field was narrow
    The Hollow. The name was given because the field was in a hollow.
    The names of the streams that I know are:- "The Grassy River. "The Foamy Stream, The Hollow Stream. This name was given because the stream went through a hollow
    The Foxes Drain and the Waterfall.
    The names of the rocks I know are:- The Giant's Rock, The King's Seat and Dingle's Rock.
    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
    Castruse, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Geraldine Anderson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castruse, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    James Anderson
    Gender
    Male