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School: Trí Trian (Three Trees) (roll number 2680)

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Three Trees, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Caitlín A. Scott
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1113, Page 367

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  1. Names of Hills

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    Names of hills
    Slieve Snaght is the highest mountain in Inish-owen.
    Snow lies on its top during the winter months.
    Slieve Snaght is two thousand and twenty feet high.
    Some people climb Slieve Snaght
    Cronely is a high hill.
    People Graze sheep on it
    In summer months cattle are grazed on it also
    Some people cut their turf there
    Rough grass and heather grow on Cronely.
    Fue Muc lies between two hills
    It is a flat hill.
    Sheep and cattle are grazed there.
    Foxes and badgers make raids on the farm yards.
    They kill ducks, geese, hens and turkeys
    Farmer's set traps for badgers and foxes.
    Others sit behind the door with their guns waiting
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Tromaty, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Dolly Steele
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Quigley's Point, Co. Donegal