School: Naomh Aicnidh (roll number 1573)
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Ristéard Ó hAoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 049
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Names of Fields
“Craig Mhada Ruaidh because the foxes lived in the rock but since been chased.”
Craig Mhada Ruaidh
because the foxes lived in the rock but since been chased
Glack a Feather man because a begger man who gathered feathers died in that little hollow
Pull a Chapall Mor: When the horses would be in the hollow the people could not see them.
Glack Mor because it is a hollow
Sean Fairc: an old man called John owned it
Lagla: because it is not very good land
Mickeys Pairc (?): an old man named Mickey owned it
The long Dail because it is a long field
The BIg Dail it is a big field
Lag na Peisde it is a big hole and there were worms in it
Owenirk the river going through it is very cruckett.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mick Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tonduff, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- John Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Tonduff, Co. Donegal